Ascii like shader
ShaderSee your world rendered as colorful ASCII characters.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- OptiFine
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why gradeD
How grades workPoints lost
- No release in 2.1 years−16 points
- No place to report problems−3 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
12 points lost15 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2.1 years ago (1 Oct 2024) 6 / 12Supports 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.Newest supported: 1.21.1. 66% of the 169 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
1 point lost9 / 10Removed 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.5 of the 36 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (14%) See the 5 modpacks4 / 5Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known 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.None 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost0 / 3Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply. A shader's files can be read in the download.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker or a Discord server.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.54,478 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.3 years, 2 releases 4 / 8
30.6 of the 52 points that apply = 59 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Ascii like shader transforms Minecraft’s view into a grid of ASCII characters, giving the game a text-based visual style inspired by ASCII art rendering. It offers both colored rendering that retains Minecraft’s colors and a black-and-white mode for a minimalist look. Edge detection helps bring out scene details before they are rendered as characters.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 20 shader programs, the dimensions are not stated in the pack. Draws its own water, sky, clouds and weather.
Details
- Creator
- 5weetdev
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 55K
- Created
- 5 Jul 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked what is inside its files, without opening them in the game.
Why we show this: a shader cannot run programs, but its file can hide one. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade.
How we checked
- 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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the one for a recent version. 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
- 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.
Privacy
Sends nothing
A shader has no code that can connect to the internet, so it cannot send anything about you.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files and images and found none.
We have not read its changelogs and code history yet.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
Compatibility
See all 2 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
| Oct 2024 | 4 |
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| Nov 2024 | 5 |
| Dec 2024 | 2 |
| Jan 2025 | 3 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 2 |
| Apr 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 2 |
| Jun 2025 | 6 |
| Jul 2025 | 9 |
| Aug 2025 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 |
Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 2 a month now, 5 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
45 modpacks include Ascii like shader in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2026
Mythos: Terraria + Calamity6.6K downloadslast version with it 14 Apr 2026
PSX-MC5.9K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2024
I Love Shaders4.7K downloadslast version with it 28 Feb 2026
No Man’s Land: Z4.5K downloadslast version with it 15 Jul 2025
The Great Silence [TGS]3.1K downloadslast version with it 25 Sep 2025
Everything Modrinth2.5K downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2025
MCrashCraft Official2.1K downloadslast version with it 26 Mar 2026
The Descent1.4K downloadslast version with it 23 Jun 2025
Mindart's Multiverse1.4K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Ascii like shader. Share: how many of the modpacks with Ascii like shader also have that mod.
BSL ShadersAShaderin 62% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 58% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 49% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Essential ModBModin 49% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Hysteria ShadersAShaderin 42% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 42% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Chat HeadsAModin 42% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Emoji like shaderDShaderin 40% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 40% of the modpacks with Ascii like shader
Solas ShaderAShaderin 40% of the modpacks with Ascii like shaderLatest 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.