ASCII Shader
ShaderA shader intended to make Minecraft render only with ASCII characters.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- Iris, OptiFine
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 1.21.1
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 2.1 years−17 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
13 points lost14 / 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 (5 Oct 2024) 5 / 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
Full points10 / 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.2 of the 11 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (18%) 5 / 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
Full points3 / 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.GitHub issues · BouncingElf10/ASCII-Shader 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.41,585 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.1 years, 3 releases 4 / 8
34.3 of the 52 points that apply = 66 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
ASCII Shader transforms Minecraft’s rendered image into a display made from ASCII characters, using a ten-character set. It offers customizable background, dark, and light colors, can use in-world colors for the character text, and includes premade profiles such as Wood, Pure-White, Neon, Default, and Hacker. Line detection has multiple modes and performance settings, while post-processing options include bloom, sharpness, and tonemapping.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 9 shader programs, the dimensions are not stated in the pack. Draws its own sky and clouds.
Settings in English.
Details
- Creator
- BouncingElf10
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 42K
- Created
- 30 Sep 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
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 texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its 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 found2 of 6 changelogs read
- 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 found
Compatibility
See all 3 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include ASCII Shader in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 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
Tibo's Recording pack2.8K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2024
Everything Modrinth2.5K downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2025
MCrashCraft Official2.1K downloadslast version with it 26 Mar 2026
UnderWorld SMP Modpack1.5K downloadslast version with it 26 Oct 2025
Mindart's Multiverse1.4K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2024
GrandCraft: Remake563 downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with ASCII Shader. Share: how many of the modpacks with ASCII Shader also have that mod.
BSL ShadersAShaderin 75% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Ascii like shaderDShaderin 70% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 70% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Body CameraAShaderin 65% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Hysteria ShadersAShaderin 65% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Emoji like shaderDShaderin 60% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Motion Blur FXBShaderin 55% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
RetroVisionBShaderin 55% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
Insanity ShaderDShaderin 55% of the modpacks with ASCII Shader
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 55% of the modpacks with ASCII 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.