VanillAA does exactly one thing and does it well: it adds fast anti-aliasing to smooth Minecraft's jagged edges while leaving the vanilla look completely untouched. Perfect if you just want cleaner pixels.

How to install VanillAA

1. 1Install a shader loader for Minecraft 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 — Iris (pairs with Sodium) or OptiFine. VanillAA is a shaderpack, so it needs a loader to run.
2. 2Download the VanillAA .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 VanillAA.

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Performance & what to expect

VanillAA 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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VanillAA is created by vriska and mirrored here under its MPL-2.0 licence. MineSpecs is an unofficial fan project and is not affiliated with vriska, Mojang Studios or Microsoft.