Bloop Shaders vs I Like Vanilla

Bloop Shaders is a shader for Minecraft Java Edition, with settings and profiles intended to balance graphics and performance across different systems. It offers real-time shadows with simple or advanced filtering, floodfill lighting, ambient occlusion, volumetric light and mist, and cloud and contact shadows. Material features include LabPBR compatibility, POM, and material SSR. Visual effects include bloom, depth of field, custom tonemapping, and TAA with anti-ghosting support on entities. It supports Distant Horizons, including shadows, the Physics Mod, and various modded blocks. The listing identifies Minecraft Java versions 1.16.x through 1.21.x and 26.1.x through 26.3 as compatible, and names Iris and OptiFine as supported loaders. The project lists Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. It is licensed CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, and its page links to a Discord server.

I Like Vanilla is a free Minecraft Java Edition shader that changes the game’s graphics while aiming to preserve its familiar vanilla style. Its styles system and menu of more than 400 settings let players adjust the look. Listed rendering effects include shadows, reflections, screen-space and volumetric sunrays, ambient occlusion, bloom, motion blur and depth of field. Colorblindness correction is included, as are PBR materials; volumetric clouds are optional and turned off by default. The project lists compatibility with Voxy, Distant Horizons and Colorwheel. The Modrinth page lists Minecraft Java Edition versions from 1.12.2 through 26.3. The maker recommends using Fabulously Optimized or installing Iris or Oculus, then placing the shader ZIP in Minecraft’s shaderpacks folder. Iris is supported, but OptiFine support is partial or discontinued and may not receive fixes. The maker cautions that testing has been limited and unusual cases may cause problems. Bug reports can be sent through GitHub, and the project also links a Discord server. The listed plans are free, at free.