MineUniverse lists 446 shaders for Minecraft 1.20.4, ranked by total downloads. Together they have more than 586 million downloads.
Preserving the elements of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.
Transforming the visuals of Minecraft with exceptional quality, detail, and performance.
Shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's bright, colorful, and distinct.
A good performing fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and fancy visuals
A well performing fantasy styled shaderpack with emphasis on scene variation and customization.
A shader pack created to convey the style of the cancelled Super Duper Graphics Pack and other popular Minecraft titles.
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!
[DISCONTINUED] Shaderpack for Minecraft: Java Edition. It's oriented towards vanilla aesthetics.
An edit of Chocapic13 focusing on semi-realism/fantasy featuring amazing lighting, lens flare and more!
A fast and high-quality shaderpack with realistic visuals and PBR atmospherics.
Using clever lighting techniques and powerful customization to create clean, immersive, and enjoyable visuals.
A MakeUp - Ultra Fast shaders edit that is highly customizable, beautiful, and fast!
foxy shader
A realistic shader pack with comprehensive feature support, broad compatibility, and ray-traced lighting. updated Oct 14, 2026
VanillaEX
A super simple shader, designed for ultra-weak devices. updated Oct 13, 2026
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. updated Oct 13, 2026
Zepholume Shaders
⚡ A performance-conscious Minecraft shader pack bringing atmospheric lighting, polished visuals and richer environments without blindly sa… updated Oct 12, 2026
Faentasy Shaders
Atmospheric, dreamy and fantasy styled shader updated Oct 12, 2026
The most downloaded shaders for 1.20.4 are Complementary Shaders - Reimagined, Complementary Shaders - Unbound and BSL Shaders, followed by Solas Shader and Bliss Shaders. In the last 30 days, 82 of them (18%) received a new file for 1.20.4. Recent updates include foxy shader, VanillaEX and VoidLight Cinematic.
By shader loader, Iris leads with 398 shaders for 1.20.4, followed by OptiFine (320). Some shaders work with more than one shader loader, so these numbers add up to 718, more than the 446 in total.
Minecraft 1.20.4 was released on December 7, 2023. Compared with nearby versions, 1.20.4 has 11 more shaders than 1.20.3 (435) and 3 fewer than 1.20.5 (449). Popular categories for 1.20.4 include Vanilla (195), Realistic (144) and Fantasy (107).
Ranked by downloads on MineUniverse, the top five shaders for Minecraft 1.20.4 are Complementary Shaders - Reimagined, Complementary Shaders - Unbound, BSL Shaders, Solas Shader and Bliss Shaders.
MineUniverse lists 446 shaders for Minecraft 1.20.4. In the last 30 days, 82 of them (18%) received a new file for 1.20.4. Together they have more than 586 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 398 shaders, followed by OptiFine (320). Some shaders work with more than one shader loader, so these numbers add up to 718, more than the 446 in total.
Yes. All 446 shaders for Minecraft 1.20.4 on MineUniverse are free to download.
