Quick shader with an ON/OFF switch to make everything gray. Made by ultraepicultramods, it leans vanilla like. Expect it to run comfortably from potato-tier hardware upward, on Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21.6 via Iris or OptiFine. Licensed MIT, so the download is mirrored right here on MineSpecs — no ads, no redirects.

How to install Simple Grayscale

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21.6 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. Simple Grayscale is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the Simple Grayscale .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 Simple Grayscale.

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Performance & what to expect

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

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