Sodium Core Shader Support
ModLets resource packs replace Sodium's shaders with their own.
Why no grade
How grades workFinished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.
- Archived on Modrinth.
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 months ago (17 Jun 2026)Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.1.2 on Fabric, 1.21.8 on NeoForge. 68% of the 718 popular Fabric mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.1.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 18 of the last 24 monthsStability
Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.76 of the 298 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (26%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 yearsKnown conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · lni-dev/SodiumCoreShaderSupportPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · lni-dev/SodiumCoreShaderSupportPopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.1,669,857Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.9 years, 105 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 14 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
About
Sodium Core Shader Support lets compatible resource packs replace Sodium’s own shaders, much as resource packs can replace Minecraft’s vanilla core shaders. It provides a way for pack authors to target Sodium’s distinct block and cloud shaders rather than simply copying vanilla shaders, with block shading covering blocks and block entities and separate shader files for clouds. For block shaders, the mod exposes defines for solid, cutout and translucent terrain passes, plus game-time and sun-angle uniforms that authors can use to tailor effects to terrain type and environmental time. Pack authors can declare supported Minecraft and Sodium versions in a versions.json file, and can use its settings to disable frustum or backface culling for effects that need offscreen geometry. Shaders can also import shared GLSL files from the vanilla shader assets, allowing pack authors to keep common shader logic usable across vanilla and Sodium. Players activate a compatible pack like any other resource pack; examples documented by the project include Energy Shaders, Night Vision Shaders and Re-Shaded. The mod is no longer receiving updates, and newer Sodium versions provide shader replacement support without it.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 2 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen. and User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
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- Creator
- linusdev
- License
- Apache License 2.0
- Downloads
- 1.7M
- Created
- 9 Dec 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
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- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.21 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 14 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
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- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 14 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
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AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
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No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
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Compatibility
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419 modpacks include Sodium Core Shader Support in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Fresh & Smooth1.9M downloadslast version with it 28 May 2026
OptiFine for Fabric744K downloadslast version with it 18 Sep 2026
Light Craft - FPS Boost Max285K downloadslast version with it 7 Dec 2025
Undertale176K downloadslast version with it 23 May 2025
Reimagined151K downloadslast version with it 9 Jul 2026
OptiFine for NeoForge144K downloadslast version with it 13 May 2025
Create Customised [Aeronautics]101K downloadslast version with it 20 Apr 2026
Feather Standalone Boosted101K downloadslast version with it 6 Mar 2026
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 27 Jan 2026
Kuri's Fresh (Actions & Stuffs recreation)64K downloadslast version with it 20 May 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Sodium Core Shader Support. Share: how many of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support also have that mod.
LithiumAModin 83% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 80% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Sodium ExtraAModin 76% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
FerriteCoreAModin 69% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Mod MenuAModin 68% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
BadOptimizationsAModin 60% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Dynamic FPSAModin 56% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (Fabric)AModin 52% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
Chat HeadsAModin 51% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader Support
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 48% of the modpacks with Sodium Core Shader SupportLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.