Candela Shaders vs Potato Shaders

Candela Shaders is a free Minecraft Java Edition shaderpack designed to add visual effects without stressing the GPU. It supports colored, translucent shadows with adjustable blur, plus separate brightness settings for each time of day and dimension. Its Gaussian-based bloom can be adjusted horizontally and vertically, and it adds shafts of sunlight described as godrays. Other effects include moving foliage and water, depth-based block outlines, and a pink tone intended to create a liminal feel. The project says it performs at reasonable settings compared with Complimentary or BSL Lite, including on the creator’s GTX 1060, and its v1.5 changelog notes an optimization for older hardware. Installation requires Iris Shaders for Minecraft (Fabric): download the ZIP from GitHub Releases or Modrinth and place it in the `.minecraft/shaderpacks` directory. The Modrinth listing identifies Minecraft Java Edition versions 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.x, and 1.21.5–1.21.11, and lists Iris and OptiFine as platforms. The repository provides the shader under the MIT License.

Potato Shaders has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.