

Launch the OptiFine/Forge installation that was created back in Step 1 and navigate to the game’s settings to enable the shaderpack.

Step 4: Enable Shaders in Minecraft Minecraft shader settings menuįinally, you will have to enable shaders in the game itself. Because you will have to manually enable them in the game itself. You can throw multiple shaderpacks to that folder without worrying that your game will break. Open your Minecraft folder (C:\Users\ yourname\AppData\Roaming.minecraft).zip archive) with the shader you want you can just drag and drop it to the shaderpacks folder in. Once you downloaded the archive (it’s always a. Installing shaders has almost the same process as when you install Minecraft mods, just a different folder.

Step 3: Install the Shaderpack Shaderpacks folder in. If you want more shaderpacks, here are a few good sites to look for them: There are thousands of shaderpacks, so whenever you download one, just leave it in your download folder for the time being. Here is our list of a few great ones that have been updated recently. Step 2: Download a Shaderpack of Your Choice Chocapic13’s Shadersĭownload shaderpacks that you want to try out. Once you install everything, launch the OptiFine/Forge installation (that will be added automatically to your launcher) so the game loads and configures any necessary resources it may need. jar file into the “mods” folder (C:\Users\ yourname\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\mods) Go to the OptiFine website and download the one for the same Minecraft version.Make sure you have Forge installed and working.To download and install OptiFine with Forge: jar file you downloaded and install OptiFine (you must have Java installed on your PC)

Go to the OptiFine website and download the one for your Minecraft version.To download and install OptiFine without Forge: It all depends on whether you will be installing more mods or just OptiFine for shaders. You can install OptiFine for a Minecraft installation with Forge or without Forge. Some mods may require the GLSL Shaders Mod, but it’s not relevant anymore and you have to use OptiFine. Firstly, you will OptiFine to enable the game to use shaders. But if you know how to download and install mods for Minecraft, this will be as easy. Shaders aren’t exactly mods they are a form of a texture pack. Step 4: Enable Shaders in Minecraft Step 1: Download and Install OptiFine OptiFine downloads page
