Minecraft shaders can breathe new life into the beloved blocky game, and we've rounded up the best out there.

In this tutorial, I will guide you through installing, configuring, and optimizing shaders in Minecraft Java Edition—not available in the Bedrock version used on consoles and mobile devices.

Optifine adds some useful fixes to Minecraft, such as increasing the frame rate, but it's also required for shaders to work. Optifine could be used in tandem even without Forge.