A combination of all my resourcepacks that edit core shaders. Made by Bluebird, it leans vanilla like. It runs on Minecraft 1.21 – 26.2 as a regular resource pack. Licensed CC-BY-4.0, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Blue's Core Shaders

1. 1No shader loader needed — Blue's Core Shaders uses Minecraft’s own core shaders, so it installs like a resource pack on Minecraft 1.21.11 – 26.2.
2. 2Download the Blue's Core Shaders .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/resourcepacks folder (%appdata%\.minecraft\resourcepacks on Windows, ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/resourcepacks on macOS).
4. 4Launch the game, open Options → Resource Packs, move Blue's Core Shaders to the right-hand column and click Done.

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Performance & what to expect

Bluebird gives Blue's Core Shaders no performance rating, so check your frame rate at your usual render distance. The look is vanilla like.

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Blue's Core Shaders is created by Bluebird and mirrored here under its CC-BY-4.0 licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with Bluebird, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.