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    LIGHT Shaders

    Shader

    Bright, detailed shaders that keep your game running smoothly.

    A91/ 100
    • OverviewA
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNothing sent
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 26.3
    • ModpacksIn 85
    • ReleasesLatest 17 Oct

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    LIGHT-Shaders-1.9.0.zip

    Released 17 Oct 2026 · 172.5 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

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    Required to run

    • Iris ShadersAMinecraft 26.3 · Fabric (release 1.11.7)
    • SodiumNeeded by Iris ShadersAMinecraft 26.3 · Fabric (release 0.9.2)
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade A

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Regular releases for the newest Minecraft versions
    • A place to report problems
    • Widely used
    • Around for years

    Points lost

    • Releases replaced within 3 days to fix a problem−3 points
    • Some modpacks removed it−2 points
    All 10 criteria

    • Maintenance

      Full points27 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.7 days ago (17 Oct 2026) 12 / 12
      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.26.3 (latest) 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 7 of the last 24 months 6 / 6

    • Stability

      5 points lost12 / 17
      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.9 of the 47 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 9 modpacks3 / 5
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.4 of its 17 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (24%) See the 4 releases4 / 7
      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 / 5

    • Transparency

      Full points3 / 3
      Source 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 · At87668/LIGHT-Shaders 3 / 3

    • Popularity

      Full points4 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.777,195 4 / 4

    • Track record

      Full points8 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.16 months, 15 releases 8 / 8
    Total91 / 100

    53.8 of the 59 points that apply = 91 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.

    Images

    • The Cover
    • Effect display 1
    • Effect display 2
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    • README Gallery

    About

    LIGHT Shaders is designed to balance high frame rates with a crisp, bright image. It is optimized from Chocapic13's Shaders, with some features removed and bugs fixed. Its visual effects include water reflections and ripples, shadows, weather-responsive rendering, and clouds that move with the wind; optional TAA anti-aliasing is also available. It adds its own atmospheric look and keeps the field of view bright, including in the Nether.

    Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Changes how the game looks: 16 shader programs, for the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky and weather.

    Settings in English and Chinese.

    Often used with it

    See all 30
    FerriteCoreASodium ExtraALithiumAReese's Sodium OptionsAMod MenuA

    Details

    Creator
    Author87668
    License
    Chocapic13 Sharing and modification rules
    Downloads
    777K
    Created
    24 Jun 2025
    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 · The latest file checked, last on 18 Oct 2026
    • 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 that AI was used to make it

    We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.

    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 · 5 places read
    • 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.
      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 found
      16 of 26 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

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    Minecraft
    1.71.101.151.1926.1

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    Runs onWhere to install it: in your game, on the server, or both. As the author says on Modrinth.Install it in your game only. Servers do not need it, so you can join any server.
    RequiresProjects you must also install for it to work. From the author's lists for its files for recent Minecraft versions, or from its project page.
    Iris ShadersA
    OptionalProjects it can work with but does not need. The author lists them.Nothing
    IncludesProjects packed inside its files.Nothing
    Speed of updatesHow fast it gets a file for new Minecraft versions, on average, compared with similar projects. Not part of the grade.Faster than most shaders. On average, it gets a file 39 days after a new Minecraft version comes out. Measured on the last 5 Minecraft versions.

    Modpacks using this project

    Modpacks that released a new version with this project, each month
    20100
    Oct 2024: 0 modpacksNov 2024: 0 modpacksDec 2024: 0 modpacksJan 2025: 0 modpacksFeb 2025: 0 modpacksMar 2025: 0 modpacksApr 2025: 0 modpacksMay 2025: 0 modpacksJun 2025: 0 modpacksJul 2025: 1 modpackAug 2025: 1 modpackSep 2025: 0 modpacksOct 2025: 3 modpacksNov 2025: 5 modpacksDec 2025: 6 modpacksJan 2026: 5 modpacksFeb 2026: 8 modpacksMar 2026: 11 modpacksApr 2026: 9 modpacksMay 2026: 15 modpacksJun 2026: 11 modpacksJul 2026: 16 modpacksAug 2026: 14 modpacksSep 2026: 11 modpacks
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    Modpacks that released a new version with this project, each month
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    May 202615
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    More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 13 a month now, 0 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..

    85 modpacks include LIGHT Shaders in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Immersed With Shaders4.5M downloadslast version with it 8 Sep 2026Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026TRACING LIGHT · DARK TIDE89K downloadslast version with it 16 Nov 2025Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2026Shaders - Working47K downloadslast version with it 31 May 2026Immersive Shaders41K downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2026Aerodroid14K downloadslast version with it 26 May 2026zOptimized12K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2026every shader possible8.8K downloadslast version with it 8 Nov 2025Simply Shader6K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Often in the same modpacks

    Mods that modpacks often add together with LIGHT Shaders. Share: how many of the modpacks with LIGHT Shaders also have that mod.

    ProjectTypeShareGrade
    FerriteCoreAModin 68% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersSodium ExtraAModin 66% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersLithiumAModin 66% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersReese's Sodium OptionsAModin 61% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersMod MenuAModin 61% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersComplementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 61% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersMakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 60% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersBSL ShadersAShaderin 60% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersDynamic FPSAModin 56% of the modpacks with LIGHT ShadersBliss ShadersAShaderin 53% of the modpacks with LIGHT Shaders
    1 to 10 of 30123

    Latest 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.

    MinecraftVersionSecurityRequires
    1.7.10 to 26.31.9.01.9.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.9.0.zipRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.

    15 releases

    MinecraftVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.7.10 to 26.31.7.10 to 26.3The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader1.9.01.9.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.9.0.zip (main file)·17 Oct 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 172.5 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.31.7.10 to 26.31.8.01.8.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.8.0.zip (main file)·23 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 168.6 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.7.11.7.1 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.7.1.zip (main file)·22 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 152.0 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.7.01.7.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.7.0.zip (main file)·11 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 151.4 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.6.01.6.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.6.0.zip (main file)·10 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 140.4 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.5.11.5.1 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.5.1.zip (main file)·8 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 137.6 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.5.01.5.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.5.0.zip (main file)·6 Aug 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 137.0 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.21.7.10 to 26.21.4.01.4.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.4.0.zip (main file)·4 Apr 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 135.5 KB
    1.7.10 to 26.1.11.7.10 to 26.1.11.3.11.3.1 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.3.1.zip (main file)·30 Jan 2026PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 135.1 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.111.7.10 to 1.21.111.3.01.3.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.3.0.zip (main file)·27 Dec 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 134.6 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.111.7.10 to 1.21.111.2.11.2.1 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.2.1.zip (main file)·21 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 134.5 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.81.7.10 to 1.21.81.2.01.2.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.2.0.zip (main file)·3 Jul 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 133.3 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.71.7.10 to 1.21.71.1.21.1.2 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.1.2.zip (main file)·27 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 129.2 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.61.7.10 to 1.21.61.0.11.0.1 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.0.1.zip (main file)·26 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 47.8 KB
    1.7.10 to 1.21.61.7.10 to 1.21.61.0.01.0.0 · LIGHT-Shaders-1.0.0.zip (main file)·24 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 49.3 KB

    Quick fixes

    In the last 2 years, 4 releases needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This lowers the grade by 3 points.

    See them, newest first

    Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.4

    • 1.8.023 Aug 2026Fixed BUG - Sun doesn't render correctly when TAA is enabled…
    • 1.5.18 Aug 2026Fixed BUG - Enchanted items don't have a flowing glow effect…
    • 1.1.227 Jun 2025…easier to see things clearly. End rendering fix - Fixed an issue with extreme bright in the End. - Fixed…
    • 1.0.126 Jun 2025Fixed BUG - Entities in water incorrectly glow.