How to Install Iris Shaders in Minecraft

If you want to play with shaders in your Minecraft world, you can either use Optifine or Iris. This guide focuses on Iris Shaders in particular and will walk you through the process of installing it in Minecraft, which also goes hand in hand with the Sodium mod. That said, let’s jump in and learn how to install Iris shaders in Minecraft.

How to Download Iris for Minecraft

To download Iris Shaders, you simply need to follow the steps explained below:

• Visit the Iris shaders download page on CurseForge or Modrinth.
• Go to the Files or Versions tab where you can find the latest file for the Minecraft version your Fabric mod loader is compatible with.
• Then, download the file and open the Downloads folder where it’s stored.

How to Install Iris in Minecraft

Once you have downloaded the Iris Shaders mod file, install it using the following instructions:

• Open the main .minecraft folder on your PC. You can easily find it by typing the following text into the Windows Run app (Win + R): %appdata%/.minecraft.
• Now, you should make a new folder called “mods” if it doesn’t exist already. After you’ve made it, open the said folder.
• The final step implies you simply move the downloaded Iris file from the Downloads folder into the “mods” folder inside the main Minecraft folder. You have successfully installed Iris Shaders on your PC.

How to Use Iris Shaders in Minecraft

Iris is a mod that supports shaders in Minecraft, so you’ll need to find, download, and install some shaders to use it. You can download shaders from CurseForge using this link or via Modrinth with this link. Download the shaders you wish to use and transfer the file into the shaderpacks folder in the main Minecraft folder.

Our dedicated guide on how to run shaders using Fabric mod in Minecraft explains the step-by-step process in detail. Most Optifine shaders work with Iris, but you can visit this page to see which ones are incompatible.

Note that Iris requires Sodium to run, so you should also go through our guide on how to install Sodium in Minecraft, which is a great optimization mod for Fabric. After you install the shader, you can open Minecraft, go to Video Settings, and enable the shaderpack you want.

With that said, you now know how to install Iris Shaders in Minecraft using Sodium and Fabric mod loader. So, which shaderpack will you try out first? Tell us in the comments!