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MINIMAL Shader: Shadows, Profiles & Version Downloads

Add directional shadows while keeping Minecraft’s familiar look. See the creator’s before/after scenes, choose a profile and download MINIMAL with the matching Iris setup.

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Iris 1.9.6 — Fabric 1.21.8

File version 1.9.6 · Minecraft Java 1.21.6–1.21.8 · Released Oct 9, 2025 (UTC)

Edition: Java Edition
Minecraft: Java 1.21.6–1.21.8
Requires: Fabric Loader + matching Sodium 0.7.2
Format: .jar

Exact filenameiris-fabric-1.9.6+mc1.21.8.jar

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Download .jar 2.62 MB · by Iris team

Installation details

Installation: Place the JAR in mods, alongside matching Sodium

FILES IN THIS PUBLICATION

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5 listed files

Choose one shader release. Iris and Sodium are the optional Fabric 1.21.8 setup; the creator comparison is an image archive, not a shader.

Iris 1.9.6 — Fabric 1.21.8 Selectediris-fabric-1.9.6+mc1.21.8.jar.jar2.62 MB✓
Creator comparison — original imagesMINIMAL-creator-comparison.zip.zip1.93 MBChoose
MINIMAL 1.1.0 — current shaderMINIMAL.zip.zip111.8 KBChoose
MINIMAL 1.0.0 — previous shaderMINIMAL.zip.zip113.3 KBChoose
Sodium 0.7.2 — Fabric 1.21.8sodium-fabric-0.7.2+mc1.21.8.jar.jar1.55 MBChoose