DreamLight Shaders
ShaderA good-performing, dreamy, stylized shader pack with colored lighting and fancy visuals.
- Security
- Passed
- Privacy
- Nothing sent
- Runs on
- Client only
- Loaders
- Iris, OptiFine
- Minecraft versions
- Up to 26.2
Why gradeA
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No place to report problems−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 months ago (9 Aug 2026) 12 / 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: 26.2. 76% of the 169 popular Quilt mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.2. 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 6 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
Full points17 / 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.2 of the 15 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) 5 / 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
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.185,681 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.12 months, 6 releases 8 / 8
55 of the 59 points that apply = 93 out of 100.
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About
DreamLight Shaders is a fantasy-inspired shader pack that gives Minecraft a warm, dreamy look through soft cinematic lighting, balanced shadows and vivid color tones while aiming to keep performance smooth. It adds dynamic sunrises and sunsets, enhanced skies with soft clouds, colored global illumination, subtle glowing nights, smooth water and reflections, animated shoreline foam, and rippling caustics beneath shallow water. For cinematic images, it offers depth of field, image sharpening and tone mapping, alongside four color schemes, including Ethereal, and Fast, Fancy and Fabulous presets. The pack also supports Distant Horizons, although its foam and caustics effects do not apply to Distant Horizons water.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 33 shader programs, for the Overworld, the Nether and the End. Draws its own water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English, French and Chinese. Has programs for Distant Horizons.
Details
- Creator
- HoneyStudios
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 187K
- Created
- 30 Oct 2025
- 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.1 latest file, 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 found6 of 7 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 found4 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include DreamLight Shaders in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Keo Vanilla139K downloadslast version with it 18 Jul 2026
every shader possible8.8K downloadslast version with it 8 Nov 2025
I Love Shaders4.7K downloadslast version with it 25 Feb 2026
Collection of Quirks2.8K downloadslast version with it 22 Feb 2026
ItzGeorge’s PvP Essentials2.3K downloadslast version with it 5 Feb 2026
Monsters&Machines1.5K downloadslast version with it 24 Oct 2026
Natural Disasters1.4K downloadslast version with it 24 Dec 2025
Keo Vanilla Lite1.4K downloadslast version with it 8 Aug 2026
Jotunheimr1K downloadslast version with it 18 Sep 2026
Whoclient607 downloadslast version with it 25 Feb 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with DreamLight Shaders. Share: how many of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders also have that mod.
LithiumAModin 70% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Solas ShaderAShaderin 65% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Mod MenuAModin 61% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Chat HeadsAModin 61% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
MellowAShaderin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Chat Animation [Smooth Chat]AModin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Sodium ExtraAModin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
FerriteCoreAModin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight Shaders
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 57% of the modpacks with DreamLight ShadersLatest 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.