: The gold standard for realism. It features heavy lighting effects and rain reflections, but requires a powerful PC.
Before downloading shaders, you need one of these "engine" mods to run them:
: Download and run the installer for Iris or OptiFine.
: Open Minecraft, go to Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs , and click Open Shader Pack Folder . Drop the .zip file there.
: A Forge port of Iris, if you prefer using the Forge mod loader. Top Shader Recommendations You can find and download these on Modrinth or CurseForge :