minecraft shader pack with high quality graphics. leaife__ built it as a vanilla like pack with colored lighting and shadows. It asks for medium-tier hardware at minimum and works with Iris or OptiFine on Minecraft 1.16 – 26.2. Licensed CC-BY-4.0, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Refract Shaders

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.2 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Refract Shaders is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Refract 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 Refract Shaders.

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Performance & what to expect

Refract Shaders is rated medium performance impact. It wants a mid-range dedicated GPU. Drop render distance a few chunks if you fall below 60 FPS. It renders colored lighting and shadows. The look is vanilla like.

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