This shader just erases every color on your screen and makes it black & white instead (a.k.a. a grayscale), nothing much.

Here's a birch forest for example. A birch forest in Minecraft, that's obviously Black & White.

v1.0

MC 1.17.1, 1.19.3, 1.20.2, 1.21, 1.18.1, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.17, 1.19.4, 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.19.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.7, 1.21.1

Release 2025-09-20 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this shader in Minecraft

Shader loader: Iris or OptiFine
Minecraft: 1.20.6 – 1.21.8
Install folder: .minecraft/shaderpacks

How to install shaders

Install a shader loader for your Minecraft version: Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine.
Download the shader pack .zip file (do not extract it).
Put the .zip into the shaderpacks folder (.minecraft/shaderpacks).
In game open Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs, select the pack and apply it.

Browse more: Iris shaders OptiFine shaders Shaders for 1.21.8 All shaders

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1.17.1, 1.19.3, 1.20.2, 1.21, 1.18.1, 1.20.5, 1.21.5, 1.17, 1.19.4, 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.20.6, 1.19.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.7, 1.21.1

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Minecraft Versions

MC 1.21.8 MC 1.21.7 MC 1.21.5 MC 1.21.4 MC 1.21.3 MC 1.21.1 MC 1.21 MC 1.20.6

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