BSL Shaders - Classic
ShaderShaders that keep your world close to the vanilla look.
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
1 point lost26 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.The author marked an existing file as working on Minecraft 1.21.9, which came out on 30 Sep 2025 11 / 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: 1.21.9. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.9. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 5 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
2 points lost15 / 17Removed 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.71 of the 328 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (22%) See the 71 modpacks3 / 5Quick 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 years 7 / 7Known 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.Discord 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.5,641,185 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.2 years, 11 releases 8 / 8
56.4 of the 59 points that apply = 96 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
BSL Shaders Classic is a discontinued shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition, designed to enhance the game while retaining a vanilla-inspired aesthetic. It adds real-time shadows, volumetric lighting, ambient occlusion, bloom, customizable clouds and water, and built-in anti-aliasing. Optional effects include depth of field, motion blur, specular and normal mapping, cel shading, and world curvature.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 31 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English. Has programs for Distant Horizons.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- CaptTatsu
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 5.6M
- Created
- 17 Aug 2024
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
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.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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
- 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 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.
- 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 11 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
| Oct 2024 | 33 |
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| Nov 2024 | 31 |
| Dec 2024 | 41 |
| Jan 2025 | 57 |
| Feb 2025 | 54 |
| Mar 2025 | 67 |
| Apr 2025 | 75 |
| May 2025 | 94 |
| Jun 2025 | 87 |
| Jul 2025 | 114 |
| Aug 2025 | 96 |
| Sep 2025 | 83 |
| Oct 2025 | 109 |
| Nov 2025 | 98 |
| Dec 2025 | 102 |
| Jan 2026 | 78 |
| Feb 2026 | 57 |
| Mar 2026 | 64 |
| Apr 2026 | 62 |
| May 2026 | 56 |
| Jun 2026 | 70 |
| Jul 2026 | 56 |
| Aug 2026 | 52 |
| Sep 2026 | 42 |
Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 56 a month now, 92 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..
1,028 modpacks include BSL Shaders - Classic in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
DarkRPG - RPG with Magic, Origins, Quests, Adventure3.9M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Slimes Adventure2.1M downloadslast version with it 4 Mar 2025
Fresh & Smooth1.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2026
Boosted FPS (Performance Optimized) (FB)1.6M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Create Chronicles: The Endventure891K downloadslast version with it 19 May 2026
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Jurassic World Reborn II438K downloadslast version with it 10 May 2025
Speed Of Light FPS Booster (SOL) With Shaders155K downloadslast version with it 11 Feb 2025
Cookiemon - Pokemon Cobblemon RPG & Cookies146K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2026
Tempest Protocol116K downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with BSL Shaders - Classic. Share: how many of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic also have that mod.
BSL ShadersAShaderin 78% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 70% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 52% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 50% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Solas ShaderAShaderin 48% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 45% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Chat HeadsAModin 42% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
LithiumAModin 41% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Essential ModBModin 40% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - Classic
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 39% of the modpacks with BSL Shaders - ClassicLatest 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.