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Low Water Shaders (26.2, 1.20.1) – Animated Water Waves with Low GPU Cost

Q: How do I install Low Water Shaders (26.2, 1.20.1) – Animated Water Waves with Low GPU Cost?

Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. Enable it in Options → Resource Packs. In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.

Q: What Minecraft version does Low Water Shaders (26.2, 1.20.1) – Animated Water Waves with Low GPU Cost work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Low Water Shaders adds gentle waves and clear reflections to all the water in your world. This shader pack focuses only on water, so it runs smoothly on computers that are not very powerful. All other lighting and shadows in the game stay exactly the same to prevent lag. The surface will mirror everything from nearby cliffs and caves to a colorful sunset. You can also see right through the clear water to spot dolphins and kelp forests deep below.

Features:

Made for Low-End PCs: Low Water Shaders runs smooth on older computers because it only changes the water.
Clear Reflections: The rivers and oceans mirror the world around you, like grassy cliffs, dark caves, and bright orange sunsets.
Adds gentle waves to the top of the water without making the blocks underneath hard to see.
You can easily spot dolphins, deep ravines, and kelp forests from high up because the water stays very clear.
This pack keeps the normal Minecraft lighting and shadows exactly the same, which saves a lot of computer power.
Brings simple refractions to the vanilla water so it looks a bit more real and comfortable to look at.
Lets you see blocky clouds and night stars bouncing off the water surface while you walk around outside at night.

Screenshots:

Water reflecting the grassy cliffs on the shore with Low Water Shaders — Low Water Shaders reflects a grassy cliffside on the clear surface

A dolphin swimming through a deep ocean ravine with new water refractions — A dolphin swims through a deep underwater ravine with clear visibility

A dense kelp forest growing on the ocean floor with lightweight shaders — Transparent water shows a deep kelp forest directly from the surface

Deep water with kelp and underwater terrain showing basic refraction effects — Clear water gives an aerial view of a deep kelp forest

Natural water surface with gentle waves and simple reflections from this pack — Dolphins swim in a clear ocean under gentle moving surface waves

Cave entrance reflected in the clear water surface using Low Water Shaders — The calm water surface reflects a dark cave entrance and hills

A dark lake at night with subtle water ripples and animated waves — Dark water reflects the surrounding hills under a starry night sky

A river flowing between cherry grove and forest biomes with basic reflections — Low Water Shaders mirrors blocky clouds and stars in the river

Vibrant sunset colors reflecting on the water surface without modifying lighting systems — The water surface mirrors a bright red and orange evening sunset

Low Water Shaders Download Links

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .zip (resource pack)
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
Where to get it: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

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Download size: 20 KB
Download link checked 30 Jun 2026 — working
Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host

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