Minecraft 1.17.1 has 218 OptiFine shaders on MineUniverse, with more than 791 million downloads combined. Complementary Shaders - Reimagined is the most downloaded of them.
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.
High performance shaders. Gameplay oriented. Lightweight.
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
A well performing fantasy styled shaderpack with emphasis on scene variation and customization.
An aesthetic, performant pastel-colored shaderpack with multiple color preset based on BSL.
Atmospheric, highly customizable eerie shaderpack, successor of Insanity Shader.
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.
Improves the look of vanilla MC with shadows, reflections and more. Runs on any Potato!
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.
Solas Shader
A good performing fantasy stylized shaderpack with colored lighting and fancy visuals updated Oct 14, 2026
VanillaEX
A super simple shader, designed for ultra-weak devices. updated Oct 17, 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
Doruk's Shader Plus
Doruk's Shader Plus is a Mellow based premium shader. updated Oct 12, 2026
Aurelia Shaders (Realistic)
Realistic Minecraft shaders with cinematic lighting, reflections, and stunning skies! updated Oct 15, 2026
Behind Complementary Shaders - Reimagined, the ranking continues with Complementary Shaders - Unbound, BSL Shaders, MakeUp - Ultra Fast | Shaders and Sildur's Vibrant shaders.
With 218 of 266, OptiFine shaders account for 82% of all shaders for 1.17.1. OptiFine ranks second of two shader loaders for 1.17.1, behind Iris (231).
Recent activity: 38 OptiFine shaders (17%) got a new file for 1.17.1 in the last 30 days. Recently updated picks include Solas Shader, VanillaEX and VoidLight Cinematic. Mojang released Minecraft 1.17.1 on July 6, 2021. Against its nearest versions, 1.17.1 has 15 more OptiFine shaders than 1.17 (203) and 5 more than 1.18 (213).
By downloads, the leading OptiFine shaders for Minecraft 1.17.1 are Complementary Shaders - Reimagined, Complementary Shaders - Unbound, BSL Shaders, MakeUp - Ultra Fast | Shaders and Sildur's Vibrant shaders.
MineUniverse currently has 218 OptiFine shaders for Minecraft 1.17.1. Recent activity: 38 OptiFine shaders (17%) got a new file for 1.17.1 in the last 30 days. Together they have more than 791 million downloads.
1. Install OptiFine for your Minecraft version (optifine.net) and start it once. 2. Download the shader pack .zip (do not extract it). 3. Put the .zip into .minecraft/shaderpacks. 4. In game open Options → Video Settings → Shaders and select the pack.
Iris has more: 231 shaders for Minecraft 1.17.1 support Iris, compared with 218 for OptiFine.
Yes. All 218 OptiFine shaders for Minecraft 1.17.1 on MineUniverse are free to download.
