Jan 21, 2010 · A modern shaders mod for Minecraft intended to be compatible with existing Optifine shaders. Download Iris Shaders by coderbot, with over 84.5M+ downloads on CurseForge

Iris improves the way that Minecraft renders entities and block entities like chests, pigs, and item frames. This trick even works with shaders disabled, and in worlds with a lot of entities, it can boost vanilla …

Jan 21, 2010 · You can add shaders to Minecraft without OptiFine using the Iris shaders mod. Iris offers many advantages in comparison and is free.

Visit the developer documentation for information on developing, building, and contributing to Iris! You can find a guide to installation here. Find answers to frequently asked questions on our FAQ page. …

Jun 12, 2022 · In this article, we will show you how to add shaders to Minecraft without Optifine. We are going to be doing this using the Iris Shaders mod. This is a newer shaders mod that, while it does …

Aug 12, 2024 · Iris is a mod that supports shaders in Minecraft, so you’ll need to find, download, and install some shaders to use it. You can download shaders from CurseForge using this link or via …

Iris was created to fill a void that I saw in the Minecraft customization and graphical enhancement community: the lack of an open-source shaders mod that would let me load my favorite shader packs …

Aug 19, 2025 · Iris is the future of Minecraft shaders. It combines the compatibility of OptiFine with the performance of Sodium, adds open-source transparency, and delivers an experience that just works.

Most shader packs are downloaded from CurseForge or Modrinth. With that being said, we can now move on how to add shader packs to Iris Shaders in 1.21.5.

Iris still does not work natively on the game without Fabric or Forge. It is impossible to make it work on multiple versions of the game at the same time without using a specific launch.