MineUniverse lists 98 resource packs in 256x for Minecraft 1.16.5, ranked by total downloads. Together they have more than 20.1 million downloads.
The classic Minecraft experience but in amazing 256x HD! Gives a shaders feel without the awful FPS drop!
1.8.8+; Makes all of the GUI's and HUDs in the game transparent (clear; see-through) for a sleek and modern-looking minimal design! + Fire and Pumpki…
Makes the Shadows under Entities Smooth. The closest you can get without shaders and optifine!
Reduces the Vignette Effect (The dark corners effect of the screen).
Removes the annoying blur effect when wearing a carved pumpkin, giving you a clear and unobstructed view.
![IR DarkRaider's Modern Freight [Immersive Railroading Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/225/207/256/256/637038652820636267.png)
Modern US Freight Stock for Immersive Railroading
![IR Amtrak+ [Immersive Railroading Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/479/85/256/256/637775967289827633.png)
Addon Pack for Immersive Railroading
This is the Above The Clouds Resource Pack which has been built for Skyblock, Skywar, Eggwar, Bedwar,... players.
YoursCraft is an HD vanilla faithful texture pack which is upscaled from the default 16X16 textures
This resource pack replaces the totem with an interesting smiley called “Verity” / Этот ресурспак заменяет тотем на интересный смайлик под названием …
![IR Surfliners [Immersive Railroading Pack]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/578/355/256/256/637942598907417913.png)
Surfliners for Immersive Railroading
VonDoomCraft Is ReBorN! Zomb69 Is Back with NEW updates after 8 years absence.
Now you can replace your totem with mai sakurajima with a bunny costume from rascal does not dream of a bunny girl sempai
Texture pack that changes all of the inventory containers GUI into clear glass style/theme
Super Ultra Realistic Ores
Super Realistic Ores (trust its worth you memory) updated Oct 11, 2026
Catnap Beds
A cozy resource pack that gives all 16 bed colors adorable cat-themed designs with paw prints, playful details, and sleeping feline artwork. updated Oct 7, 2026
Default HD 256x
The classic Minecraft experience but in amazing 256x HD! Gives a shaders feel without the awful FPS drop! 2M downloads
Clayful 256x
Minecraft in a Claylike, Sculpted Way! 256x 1.4M downloads
Doodlee
A custom hand-drawn doodle resource pack that brings a fresh, vibrant, and playful comic-sketch art style to your Minecraft blocks and item… 955 downloads
YJUI
This is a GUI pack,it looks like minecraft gui,and it's beautiful updated Aug 20, 2026
The most downloaded resource packs in 256x for 1.16.5 are Visual Traveler's Titles, Default HD 256x and Clayful 256x, followed by Transparent GUI and HUD and Smooth Operator. In the last 30 days, 4 of them (4%) received a new file for 1.16.5. Recent updates include Super Ultra Realistic Ores, Catnap Beds and Doodlee.
Resource packs in 256x make up 2% of all 6,267 resource packs for 1.16.5. For comparison, Minecraft 1.16.5 also has resource packs in 16x (4,468), 32x (440), 512x+ (404), 64x (261) and 128x (167).
Minecraft 1.16.5 was released on January 14, 2021. Compared with nearby versions, 1.16.5 has 26 more resource packs in 256x than 1.16.4 (72) and 27 more than 1.17 (71).
Ranked by downloads on MineUniverse, the top five resource packs in 256x for Minecraft 1.16.5 are Visual Traveler's Titles, Default HD 256x, Clayful 256x, Transparent GUI and HUD and Smooth Operator.
MineUniverse lists 98 resource packs in 256x for Minecraft 1.16.5. In the last 30 days, 4 of them (4%) received a new file for 1.16.5. Together they have more than 20.1 million downloads.
1. Download the resource pack .zip file (do not extract it). 2. In Minecraft open Options → Resource Packs → Open Pack Folder. 3. Drop the .zip into the resourcepacks folder (.minecraft/resourcepacks). 4. Move the pack to the Selected column and click Done. 5. Packs from 128x upwards need more video memory: install a performance mod such as Sodium for smooth frame rates.
16x has more: 4,468 resource packs for Minecraft 1.16.5 come in 16x, compared with 98 in 256x.
Yes. All 98 resource packs in 256x for Minecraft 1.16.5 on MineUniverse are free to download.
