Rev’s Better Shaders

Rev’s Better Shaders is a Minecraft Java Edition shader pack focused on giving the game a beautiful, natural, and polished look without destroying performance. Join our discord here.

It is designed for players who want a clean visual upgrade: softer shadows, better sky color, reflective water, improved atmosphere, smoother contrast, and a more cinematic feel while still keeping Minecraft readable and playable. Make sure you play with the settings to achieve the most possible with the shader.

Features

• Natural lighting and color grading
• Soft shadows
• Reflective and animated water
• Improved sky and cloud atmosphere
• Balanced contrast without extreme overexposure
• Colored glass shadows
• Performance-friendly profiles
• Compatible with Iris and Sodium
• Works on a wide range of hardware, including macOS systems
• No compute shaders, SSBOs, or heavy GPU-only features required

Shader Profiles

Rev’s Better Shaders includes multiple built-in profiles:

• Performance — lighter settings for weaker hardware
• Balanced — recommended default
• Quality — stronger visuals with higher settings
• Cinematic — more atmospheric visuals for screenshots and higher-end systems

Recommended Setup

This shader pack is made for:

• Minecraft Java Edition
• Fabric
• Sodium
• Iris Shaders

OptiFine is not the main target. For the best experience, use Iris + Sodium.

Installation

1. Install Fabric.
2. Install Sodium and Iris.
3. Download Rev’s Better Shaders.
4. Place the .zip file in your .minecraft/shaderpacks folder.
5. Open Minecraft.
6. Go to Options > Video Settings > Shader Packs.
7. Select Rev’s Better Shaders.
8. Start with the Balanced profile.

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Compatibility Notes

Rev’s Better Shaders is built to avoid GPU features that commonly cause problems on some systems, such as compute shaders, shader storage buffers, and image storage. This makes it friendlier to macOS and other hardware with stricter OpenGL support.

Credits and License

Rev’s Better Shaders includes modified code from MakeUp Ultra Fast 9.5c by Javier Garduño, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.

This project is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.

See the included license and notice files for details.