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    Pumpkin

    Shader

    Vanilla-style shaders designed to run smoothly on your computer.

    A91/ 100
    • OverviewA
    • SecurityPassed
    • PrivacyNothing sent
    • AINone found
    • CompatibilityUp to 1.21.5
    • ModpacksIn 10
    • ReleasesLatest Jun 2025

    Download

    pumpkin-shaders-1.1.zip

    Released 8 Jun 2025 · 18.5 KB

    Passed: our checks found nothing harmful in this file.

    Download

    Required to run

    • Iris ShadersAMinecraft 1.21.5 · Fabric (release 1.8.11)
    OverviewSecurityPrivacyAICompatibilityModpacksReleases

    Why grade A

    How grades work

    Strengths

    • Stable releases
    • A place to report problems

    Points lost

    • No release in 17 months−4 points
    • Under 5 million downloads−1 point
    All 10 criteria

    • Maintenance

      2 points lost25 / 27
      Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.17 months ago (8 Jun 2025) 10 / 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.Newest supported: 1.21.5. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.5. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9
      Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 3 of the last 24 months 6 / 6

    • Stability

      Full points17 / 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.None of the 4 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 5 / 5
      Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 11 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (9%) 7 / 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 · mekboy21-dev/pumpkin-shaders 3 / 3

    • Popularity

      1 point lost3 / 4
      DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.24,545 3 / 4

    • Track record

      2 points lost6 / 8
      AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.18 months, 10 releases 6 / 8
    Total91 / 100

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

    Images

    • Shipwreck and Turtles
    • Sheep in Field
    • Popcorn's Worst Nightmare
    • Goats in the Snow
    • Fierce Mansion
    • Cherry Trees

    About

    Pumpkin Shaders enhances Minecraft’s vanilla look while aiming to remain performant. Its lighting separates sunlight from ambient sky light, and shadows block sunlight; foliage such as grass and ferns can also cast shadows, with hardware filtering improving shadow quality. The shader includes settings for adjusting its appearance, and shadows are still experimental.

    Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it

    In-game changes

    Changes how the game looks: 19 shader programs, the dimensions are not stated in the pack. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.

    Settings in English.

    Details

    Creator
    mekboy21
    License
    MIT License
    Downloads
    25K
    Created
    18 Apr 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 16 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 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 · 4 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.
      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
      11 of 15 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 10 files
    Minecraft
    1.121.151.171.2026.1

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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.It has no file for Minecraft versions newer than 1.21.5. Many recently updated mods still support 1.21.5.

    Modpacks using this project

    Modpacks that include Pumpkin in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.

    ModpackDownloadsLast version with it
    Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2026I Love Shaders4.7K downloadslast version with it 28 Feb 2026(ATS) All The Stuff In The Skies1.6K downloadslast version with it 24 May 2025(SMF) So Many Fps700 downloadslast version with it 3 Oct 2025CKK's Better And More FPS389 downloadslast version with it 3 Oct 2025Mckiller85's Slumbering Omen Experience336 downloadslast version with it 12 Oct 2026Create'n Fallout246 downloadslast version with it 16 Nov 2025Reticulata147 downloadslast version with it 14 Jul 2026Olives Horror Project62 downloadslast version with it 26 May 2026Ordinary Experience12 downloadslast version with it 10 Sep 2026

    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
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.11.1 · pumpkin-shaders-1.1.zipRequires:NothingPassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.

    10 releases

    MinecraftVersionReleasedSecurityGet it onDownload
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.12.2 to 1.21.5The latest file for its Minecraft version and loader1.11.1 · pumpkin-shaders-1.1.zip (main file)·8 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 18.5 KB
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.12.2 to 1.21.51.01.0 · pumpkin-shaders-1.0.zip (main file)·7 Jun 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Stable · 18.5 KB
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.12.2 to 1.21.50.20.2 · pumpkin-shaders-BETA-0.2.zip (main file)Beta·16 May 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 18.2 KB
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.12.2 to 1.21.50.10.1 · pumpkin-shaders-BETA-0.1.zip (main file)Beta·10 May 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthOpen this file on CurseForgeDownload · Beta · 18.3 KB
    1.20.6 to 1.21.51.20.6 to 1.21.5V.0.06V.0.06 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.6.zip (main file)Alpha·23 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 16.7 KB
    1.20.6 to 1.21.51.20.6 to 1.21.5V.0.05V.0.05 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.5.zip (main file)Alpha·21 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 16.2 KB
    1.12.2 to 1.21.51.12.2 to 1.21.5V.0.04V.0.04 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.4.zip (main file)Alpha·20 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 17.2 KB
    1.20.5 to 1.21.51.20.5 to 1.21.5V.0.03V.0.03 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.3.zip (main file)Alpha·19 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 17.1 KB
    1.20.6 to 1.21.51.20.6 to 1.21.5V.0.02V.0.02 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.2.zip (main file)Alpha·18 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 14.0 KB
    1.20 to 1.21.51.20 to 1.21.5V.0.01V.0.01 · pumpkin-shaders-ALPHA-V.0.1.zip (main file)Alpha·18 Apr 2025PassedOur checks found nothing harmful in this file.Open this file on ModrinthNot on CurseForgeDownload · Alpha · 13.1 KB

    Quick fixes

    In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.

    See them, newest first

    Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.1

    • 1.18 Jun 2025…Details - Removed leaves from foliage list. - Fixed an issue where PCF shadows dimmed down the entire scene…