This Shaderpack Enhances Vanilla With Realtime Shadows Without Needing a NASA PC! A vanilla-like pack by bitz featuring shadows, tuned for potato-tier hardware and better. Compatible with Iris and OptiFine across Minecraft 1.21 – 26.1. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install JustVanilla

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 26.1 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. JustVanilla is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the JustVanilla .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 JustVanilla.

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Performance & what to expect

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

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