A simple texture pack that outlines ores and increases visibility when mining. For versions 26.x-1.9 and all the versions in-between! MKD ships it at 16x, touching blocks, realistic, simplistic, tweaks, utility and vanilla like across Minecraft 1.9 – 26.2. It's licensed Apache-2.0, so the download is mirrored here on MineSpecs — drop the zip straight into your resourcepacks folder.

How to install Simple Outlined Ores

1. 1Download the Simple Outlined Ores .zip from the button above — keep it zipped. It is hosted on MineSpecs, so there is no ad-gate or redirect.
2. 2Launch Minecraft 1.9 – 26.2 and open Options → Resource Packs → Open Pack Folder.
3. 3Drop the .zip into that resourcepacks folder (%appdata%\.minecraft\resourcepacks on Windows).
4. 4Back in-game, move Simple Outlined Ores to the right-hand column to activate it and click Done. No restart needed — textures swap immediately.

Resolution & compatibility

At 16x it matches vanilla's native resolution, so it costs essentially no extra VRAM and runs anywhere Minecraft runs. Simple Outlined Ores retextures blocks, realistic, simplistic, tweaks, utility, vanilla like, and works alongside other packs — Minecraft applies them top-down, so put Simple Outlined Ores above any pack you want it to override. It also stacks cleanly with shader packs, since resource packs change textures while shaders change lighting.

More 16x resource packs

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Simple Outlined Ores is created by MKD and mirrored here under its Apache-2.0 licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with MKD, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.