Soft Voxels Lite
ShaderSoft, colorful lighting and gentle sunlight for your world.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 3.4 years−26 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
18 points lost9 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.4 years ago (12 Jun 2023) 0 / 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: 1.20.1. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. 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
3 points lost7 / 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.88 of the 335 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (26%) See the 88 modpacks2 / 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.Discord 3 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.1,348,110 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.1 years, 3 releases 0 / 8
23 of the 52 points that apply = 44 out of 100.
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About
Soft Voxels Lite is the free edition of Soft Voxels, a minimal, performance-minded shaderpack that uses voxel-based path tracing to create colored lighting from emitters. Because it does not use a shadow map, sunlight and moonlight appear soft, giving outdoor scenes an overcast look. It also includes temporal upscaling set to 50% by default, dynamic fog, screen-space godrays and reflections, waving foliage, and support for resource-pack specular maps following the labPBR specification.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 86 shader programs, for the Overworld and the Nether. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- RRe36
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 1.3M
- Created
- 5 Sep 2022
- 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.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 and images 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
- 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 found2 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 found1 image read
Compatibility
See all 3 filesPoint at or tap a version to see it.
Modpacks using this project
| Oct 2024 | 25 |
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| Nov 2024 | 22 |
| Dec 2024 | 15 |
| Jan 2025 | 30 |
| Feb 2025 | 14 |
| Mar 2025 | 24 |
| Apr 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | 25 |
| Jul 2025 | 29 |
| Aug 2025 | 22 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | 18 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 13 |
| Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 14 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 9 a month now, 22 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..
449 modpacks include Soft Voxels Lite in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Star Technology1M downloadslast version with it 22 Nov 2024
The Pioneers218K downloadslast version with it 7 Nov 2023
ChaosZProject - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse [VR for WIP v.3.0.0]213K downloadslast version with it 8 Jun 2025
How to train your dragon - Together we map the world || HTTYD102K downloadslast version with it 11 Jun 2025
Packtrix100K downloadslast version with it 7 Oct 2026
Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2026
Changed +57K downloadslast version with it 5 May 2025
Shaders - Working47K downloadslast version with it 2 Jul 2026
Super Changed41K downloadslast version with it 3 Jun 2024
The Wither Storm- New Horizons37K downloadslast version with it 13 Aug 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Soft Voxels Lite. Share: how many of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite also have that mod.
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 72% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
BSL ShadersAShaderin 59% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 54% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 49% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
Solas ShaderAShaderin 46% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 45% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
Essential ModBModin 43% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 41% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels Lite
YUNG's Better Jungle TemplesAModin 40% of the modpacks with Soft Voxels LiteLatest 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.