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Mellow Shaders for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1

Shaderpack with a painterly aesthetic made for people who want to actually play the game. It's easy on your eyes and on your computer!

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Updated 31.10.2026

Features

  • Broad mod compatibility: Distant Horizons, Voxy, Colorwheel etc.
  • Several preset color schemes
  • Extensive & customizable fog system
  • Multiple styles of clouds
  • Lightmap or shadowmap based shadows
  • Extensive color grading (saturation, exposure, color balancing tool etc.)
  • Easily adjustable colors
Mellow — screenshot 3

Compatibility

  • At the moment only versions 1.17 and up are being tested. Earlier versions may or may not work.
  • Modern Nvidia, AMD and Intel gpus are supported on both Windows and Linux. Macs may or may not work.
  • Please use the latest Iris version (any version that supports custom uniforms should work). Optifine has some small bugs, but it should also mostly work.
Mellow — screenshot 4
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How to install Mellow

With Millida Launcher

  1. Install Millida Launcher

    The launcher is free: download it at millida.net/launcher and sign in with any nickname.

  2. Click “Install” on this page

    The launcher opens and installs the shaders for Minecraft 1.8–26.3 automatically.

  3. Launch the game

    A profile with it appears in the launcher: click “Play”.

Manually

  1. Install Iris or OptiFine

    Without a shader mod the game cannot see shaders. Install it for the same Minecraft version.

  2. Download the shader archive

    Pick the file Mellow v3.5.zip (1.9 MB) and do not unpack it.

  3. Put it in the shaderpacks folder

    “Options”, then “Video Settings”, then “Shader Packs”, then “Open Shader Pack Folder”, and drag the archive there.

  4. Select the shaders

    In the same window, click the pack name and “Apply”.

Versions

With dependencies

MinecraftLoaderFileDateActions
26.3Iris, OptiFine26.31.9 MB 1,038
26.3Iris, OptiFine26.31.7 MB 3,053
26.3Iris, OptiFine26.31.7 MB 10
1.17.1Iris, OptiFine1.17.1629 KB
1.15.2Iris, OptiFine1.15.2629 KB
1.14.4Iris, OptiFine1.14.4629 KB 2
26.2Iris, OptiFine26.2629 KB 5—
26.1Iris, OptiFine26.1629 KB 1—

FAQ

Which Minecraft versions does Mellow work on?

There are files for 1.8–26.3, 75 versions in total. The newest is 26.3.

What do I need to run Mellow?

Shaders are loaded through Iris or OptiFine: without one of them the game cannot see them.

Where can I download Mellow safely?

On this page: the file Mellow v3.5.zip (1.9 MB) is stored on Millida’s server, with no link shorteners. SHA-1 checksum: 9c309a5170ae555990cf2adfde71c7ac755f560c.

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