Sundial Lite
ShaderA shader that balances visual quality, speed, and compatibility.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- First release only 5 months ago−5 points
- Many modpacks removed it−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 10 criteria
Maintenance
Full points21 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 weeks ago (26 Sep 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.26.3 (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
2 points lost8 / 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.7 of the 27 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (26%) See the 7 modpacks3 / 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.GitHub issues · GeForceLegend/Sundial-Lite 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.394,488 3 / 4Track record
5 points lost3 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5 months, 3 releases 3 / 8
37.8 of the 46 points that apply = 82 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Sundial Lite is a free, open-source Minecraft shaderpack designed to balance visual quality, performance, and compatibility. It enhances lighting and surfaces with shadowmapping, including transparent shadows and water caustics, soft and screen-space shadows, volumetric light and fog, LabPBR materials, anisotropic filtering, parallax effects, and screen-space ambient occlusion and reflections. Its atmosphere responds to player height, while configurable blocky or realistic clouds can cast shadows and obscure the ground at high altitude; water can use either a realistic or vanilla style, and weather, underwater fog, Nether fog, End fog, and an End galaxy are also rendered. Image effects include temporal antialiasing, depth of field, motion blur, bloom, exposure adjustment, chromatic dispersion, tone mapping, and final sharpening, with configurable options for many features. Compared with the full Sundial shader, Lite omits voxelization and world-space ray tracing, reducing the computation required for volumetric lighting and reflections in exchange for fewer multiple-bounce reflections and better performance and mod compatibility. It is compatible with Distant Horizons, Voxy, Vivecraft, Colorwheel, Super Resolution, and Physics Mod Pro.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes how the game looks: 47 shader programs, for the Nether and the End. Draws its own shadows, water, sky, clouds and weather.
Settings in English and Chinese. Has programs for Distant Horizons and Voxy.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- GeForceLegend
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
- Downloads
- 397K
- Created
- 2 Jun 2026
- 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
- 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 found2 of 6 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 found2 images read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
49 modpacks include Sundial Lite in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Immersed With Shaders4.5M downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Epic Shaders - All The Shaders574K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Cozy Zen263K downloadslast version with it 7 Aug 2026
Voxyris105K downloadslast version with it 23 Oct 2026
Packtrix100K downloadslast version with it 7 Oct 2026
Shaders Shaders Shaders!83K downloadslast version with it 18 Jun 2026
Immersive Shaders41K downloadslast version with it 17 Sep 2026
Orynth's Ash8.6K downloadslast version with it 26 Jul 2026
Asphalt5.8K downloadslast version with it 19 Oct 2026
Fiction Friction Gaming4.8K downloadslast version with it 22 Aug 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Sundial Lite. Share: how many of the modpacks with Sundial Lite also have that mod.
Complementary Shaders - UnboundAShaderin 78% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
BSL ShadersAShaderin 67% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
MellowAShaderin 59% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
Solas ShaderAShaderin 59% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
MakeUp - Ultra FastAShaderin 57% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
BadOptimizationsAModin 55% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
Bliss ShadersAShaderin 53% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
Sildur's Vibrant ShadersAShaderin 51% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
Photon ShadersAShaderin 47% of the modpacks with Sundial Lite
Fresh AnimationsAResource packin 47% of the modpacks with Sundial 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.