Flashlight Shader gives you a handheld light source that follows your view — perfect for caving, horror maps and dark builds. Extremely lightweight and works almost everywhere.

How to install Flashlight Shader

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.14 – 1.21.4 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Flashlight Shader is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Flashlight 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 Flashlight Shader.

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Performance & what to expect

Flashlight Shader is rated potato performance impact. It is the lightest tier in the catalogue — it runs on integrated graphics and older laptops. It renders atmosphere. The look is vanilla like.

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Flashlight Shader is created by GN and mirrored here under its Apache-2.0 licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with GN, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.