Based on Complimentary Unbound, a beautifully colorful Vanilla+ shader meant for making the game look good while maintaining good performance and vanilla feel.
Based on Complimentary Unbound
https://github.com/ComplementaryDevelopment
Aurora's Shaders offer a unique look for your game. Beautifully colorful lighting makes the game look incredible while maintaining good performance and the vanilla feel.
While most shaders try to make Minecraft something that it isn't, Aurora's shaders focus on purely enhancing Minecraft's visuals. It's not realistic or fantasy-themed, it's just Minecraft but better.
The overworld, nether and end all look the best they ever have, all 3 dimensions are fine-tuned to be stunning.
I'm not going to ask for money, but I do have a YouTube channel :)
You know what to do
https://www.youtube.com/@CrafterAurora
These shaders are meant for Iris, I'm not sure how well they work on OptiFine or Canvas.
Some user config options may not work as intended or at all. The built-in config works though.
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28.03.2025 · Modrinth
Minecraft 1.9 updated the end, and so do Aurora's Shaders 1.9
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Published versions and original Modrinth files.
28.03.2025 · 356 718 downloads
Minecraft 1.9 updated the end, and so do Aurora's Shaders 1.9
06.11.2024 · 122 764 downloads
Aurora's Shaders v1.8
- Tweaked nether colors
- Improved amethyst buds
- Fixed bug with water
- Strengthened blocklight to improve interior builds
- Made color grading slightly more green
25.10.2024 · 6 731 downloads
23.04.2024 · 36 192 downloads
Confirmed compatibility with 1.20.5
Increased transparency for reflections.
Made lava buckets and tridents look better when held in the player's hand by making lighting consistent across their entire textures.
PS. I've tested these shaders with Distant Horizons, and they are functional but could use some polishing with the additional LODs.
02.03.2024 · 15 305 downloads
Fixes nether and grass in 1.20.4 (I had no idea 1.20.4 was so broken)
01.03.2024 · 137 351 downloads
Minor update, just a few tweaks
- Improved performance for the Vanilla Plus and PvP presets by turning off Edge Shadow Quality, this has the nice side effect of making the presets look better as well.
- Enabled world outline for the Vanilla Plus preset
29.02.2024 · 935 downloads
It's the largest update yet!!!
Thanks to everyone for 10,000 downloads
Completely revamped the look of the shaders
Added custom profiles to fit different scenarios:
Vanilla+: More or less the same v1.2.
PvP: Adds a world outline and makes dark areas (like caves and night time) easier to see, optimized for PvP gamemodes.
Timelapse: My new favorite. Basically Vanilla+ with a world outline and better graphics settings. Enabled by default.
Cinematic: Timelapse with realtime shadows.
Profiles can be found in the shaderpack settings
IMPORTANT: If you have configured the shader settings on a prior version and are updating, you may need to click through the profiles list until it says "Timelapse" instead of "Custom" to experience the new update.
08.02.2024 · 74 027 downloads
09.12.2023 · 7 848 downloads
19.11.2023 · 4 419 downloads