I Like Vanilla

Shader

by what42pizza

A shader that improves minecraft's style instead of replacing it

Type

Shader

CurseForge Downloads

1,123,260

CurseForge ID

995473

Modrinth Downloads

2,886,312

Modrinth ID

DoODk4HD

Last Updated

Nov 7, 2026

Description

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About:

Shaders typically fall into one of two camps: completely overhauling minecraft's style or completely copying it. This shader aims to overhaul the graphics while making it feel like nothing has changed. It's the same style as vanilla minecraft but built for my own preferences, which are:

Beautiful and Pleasant
Unobtrusive
Sharp AA
Gameplay-Oriented
Interesting and Exciting
Performant

Supports Voxy, Distant Horizons, Colorwheel, and more!

Note: Optifine is only partially supported. If you think it should be more supported, you can always let me know

How to install:

1: Install either Fabulously Optimized (full modpack, preferred) or Iris/Occulus (single mod, can be added anywhere)
2: Download the latest version of this shader
- (If you want to see the values used by each style, you can download a style-specific version)
3: Launch minecraft, go to the shaderpacks menu, and click the 'Open Shader Packs Folder' button
4: Put the downloaded shader zip into the shaderpacks folder
5: Select the shader within the shaderpacks menu

Performance Comparisons:

I'm not sure how trustworthy these results are, but it should give you a rough idea of the performance between shaders. Also, you can compare your graphics card to mine here. Tests:

No Shaders: >250 fps
Makeup UltraFast: 170 fps
RenderPearl: 133 fps
I Like Vanilla: 120 fps (Vanilla style)
BSL: 106 fps
I Like Vanilla: 93 fps (Fantasy style)
Photon: 90 fps
Complementary Reimagined: 76 fps

More Tests

                  shader:  fps | shader settings
-------------------------------+-------------------
              No Shaders: >250 |
        Makeup UltraFast:  235 | No Effects
          I Like Vanilla:  225 | Vanilla, Potato
          I Like Vanilla:  210 | Fantasy, Potato
          I Like Vanilla:  195 | Vanilla, Very Low
          I Like Vanilla:  179 | Fantasy, Very Low
        Makeup UltraFast:  173 | Low
        Makeup UltraFast:  170 | Medium
             RenderPearl:  167 | Lowest
        Makeup UltraFast:  163 | High
             RenderPearl:  156 | Low
                     BSL:  147 | Minimum
             RenderPearl:  146 | Medium
        Makeup UltraFast:  137 | Extreme
          I Like Vanilla:  137 | Vanilla, Low
Complementary Reimagined:  136 | Potato
                     BSL:  135 | Low
             RenderPearl:  133 | High
Complementary Reimagined:  127 | Very Low
                     BSL:  120 | Medium
          I Like Vanilla:  120 | Vanilla, Medium
          I Like Vanilla:  117 | Fantasy, Low
                  Photon:  112 | Low
                     BSL:  106 | High
 Sildurs Vibrant Extreme:  105 | Default
                     BSL:  104 | Ultra
             RenderPearl:  104 | Ultra
Complementary Reimagined:  98  | Low
                  Photon:  96  | Medium
          I Like Vanilla:  93  | Fantasy, Medium
          I Like Vanilla:  92  | Vanilla, High
                  Photon:  90  | High
Complementary Reimagined:  86  | Medium
          I Like Vanilla:  79  | Vanilla, Ultra
Complementary Reimagined:  76  | High
                  Photon:  70  | Ultra
             RenderPearl:  67  | Extreme
          I Like Vanilla:  63  | Fantasy, High
               SUES PTGI:  56  | Default
Complementary Reimagined:  54  | Very High
          I Like Vanilla:  46  | Fantasy, Ultra
Complementary Reimagined:  41  | Ultra

All of these tests were done with a GTX 1070 + 16 Chunks + 1080p + Distant Horizons + Fabulously Optimized + Linux + default shader settings.

Example Image (Village)