A performant vanilla-inspired shader for Minecraft Java. Made by dvimidh, it leans cartoon / semi-realistic / vanilla-like and ships atmosphere, bloom, PBR and shadows. Expect it to run comfortably from low-tier hardware upward, on Minecraft 1.19 – 26.1.2 via Iris or OptiFine. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Blocky Shader

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.19 – 26.1.2 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Blocky Shader is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Blocky Shader .zip from the button above — keep it zipped. It is mirrored on MineSpecs, so there is no ad-gate or redirect.
3. 3Drop the .zip into your .minecraft/shaderpacks folder (%appdata%\.minecraft\shaderpacks on Windows, ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/shaderpacks on macOS).
4. 4Launch the game, open Options → Video Settings → Shaders, and select Blocky Shader.

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Performance & what to expect

Blocky Shader is rated low performance impact. It is comfortable on entry-level dedicated GPUs at a normal render distance. It renders atmosphere, bloom, pbr and shadows. The look is cartoon, semi realistic and vanilla like. Because it supports PBR, it looks its best with a matching texture set — browse our free resource packs for one with normal and specular maps.

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Blocky Shader is created by dvimidh and mirrored here under its MIT licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with dvimidh, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.