This is a Tutorial Series to learn how to make Shaders! There are videos for each file on YouTube that will walk you through and help you learn in a way that is interactive. timetravelbeard built it as a vanilla like pack with shadows. It asks for potato-tier hardware at minimum and works with Iris or OptiFine on Minecraft 1.19 – 1.21.11. Licensed CC0-1.0, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Make Your Own Shaders

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.19 – 1.21.11 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Make Your Own Shaders is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Make Your Own 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/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 Make Your Own Shaders.

First time? How to install Minecraft shaders

Performance & what to expect

Make Your Own Shaders 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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Make Your Own Shaders is created by timetravelbeard and mirrored here under its CC0-1.0 licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with timetravelbeard, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.