Minecraft 1.12.1 has 135 shaders on MineUniverse, with more than 318 million downloads combined. BSL Shaders is the most downloaded of them.
Shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's bright, colorful, and distinct.
Very optimized shaderpack for MC: Java edition, around since 2012! Runs on any hardware and supports every MC version since 1.7.10.
A highly customizable horror styled Minecraft shaderpack based on BSL.
A good performing fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and fancy visuals
An aesthetic, performant pastel-colored shaderpack with multiple color preset based on BSL.
Capturing the essence of old shaderpacks to create a stylized and modern Minecraft-look.
A shaderpack that gives Minecraft a modern visual overhaul while staying faithful to its original look.
A shaderpack that has evolved tremendously over the years!
An edit of Chocapic13 focusing on semi-realism/fantasy featuring amazing lighting, lens flare and more!
A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast!
Retro stylized shader that brings artifacts from CRT and VCR / VHS
VoidLight Cinematic
VoidLight Cinematic low minecraft shade updated Oct 13, 2026
Toonlamentry
A cartoon / anime stylized shaderpack meant to forget about themed limitations and just make the game look as cool as possible. 61 downloads
Doruk's Shader Plus
Doruk's Shader Plus is a Mellow based premium shader. updated Oct 12, 2026
E-LITE shaders (MakeUp edit)
A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast! updated Apr 20, 2025
Fullbright+ Shaders
A lightweight Minecraft shader that removes darkness by providing full brightness, making caves, nights, and dim areas fully visible while … updated Sep 27, 2026
Lux V1
Lux is a high fidelity Minecraft: Java Edition shader pack based on Capt Tatsu's BSL Shaders. updated May 19, 2023
Behind BSL Shaders, the ranking continues with Sildur's Vibrant shaders, 🎃 Insanity Shader, Solas Shader and Pastel Shaders. By category, Vanilla leads with 60 shaders, followed by Fantasy (45) and Realistic (30).
Split by shader loader, the numbers for 1.12.1 are Iris 107 and OptiFine 107. Some shaders work with more than one shader loader, so these numbers add up to 214, more than the 135 in total.
Recent activity: 12 shaders (9%) got a new file for 1.12.1 in the last 30 days. Recently updated picks include VoidLight Cinematic, Toonlamentry and Doruk's Shader Plus. Mojang released Minecraft 1.12.1 on August 3, 2017. Against its nearest versions, 1.12.1 has 1 more shader than 1.12 (134) and 24 fewer than 1.12.2 (159).
By downloads, the leading shaders for Minecraft 1.12.1 are BSL Shaders, Sildur's Vibrant shaders, 🎃 Insanity Shader, Solas Shader and Pastel Shaders.
MineUniverse currently has 135 shaders for Minecraft 1.12.1. Recent activity: 12 shaders (9%) got a new file for 1.12.1 in the last 30 days. Together they have more than 318 million downloads.
1. Install a shader loader for your Minecraft version: Iris (with Sodium) or OptiFine. 2. Download the shader pack .zip file (do not extract it). 3. Put the .zip into the shaderpacks folder (.minecraft/shaderpacks). 4. In game open Options → Video Settings → Shader Packs, select the pack and apply it.
Iris leads with 107 shaders, followed by OptiFine (107). Some shaders work with more than one shader loader, so these numbers add up to 214, more than the 135 in total.
Yes. All 135 shaders for Minecraft 1.12.1 on MineUniverse are free to download.
