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Wispy Shaders
What Wispy Shaders is
Wispy Shaders is a free Minecraft shader pack designed with performance in mind, particularly for integrated graphics. It offers five profiles—Ultra Performance, Performance, Balanced, Quality, and Ultra Quality—so players can select from different visual and performance settings. The pack includes color grading and lighting tailored to biomes across all dimensions, along with effects such as bloom, sharpening, tonemapping, TAA, motion blur, and vignette. The maker also reports optimizations to gamma correction, post-processing, shader complexity, composite passes, fog, lighting, sky, water, TAA, and bloom.
The pack supports Minecraft Java Edition versions 1.8.9 through 1.21.x and requires Iris Shaders or OptiFine. Installation uses a ZIP placed in Minecraft’s `.minecraft/shaderpacks` folder. The project is listed under the MIT License, and GitHub Issues is the stated route for reporting problems. The maker reports a 40%+ improvement on Balanced versus MakeUp-Ultrafast with all effects off, based on V1.3. More benchmarking is on the to-do list, and some discrete-graphics profile results are unknown.
Who it suits
Wispy Shaders may suit Minecraft Java Edition players looking for shader profiles that include an ultra-performance option, especially those using integrated graphics. Users need Iris Shaders or OptiFine to install it.
What it does well
- Free shader pack with five performance profiles.
- Includes lighting for biomes across all dimensions.
- Supports Minecraft Java Edition versions 1.8.9 through 1.21.x.
- MIT License; GitHub Issues for problem reports.
What to know first
- Requires Iris Shaders or OptiFine.
- Some discrete-graphics profile results are unknown.
- More benchmarking remains on the to-do list.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wispy Shader | Performance-optimized shader pack · download ZIP | Free |
As github.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Download the shader pack ZIP from the project website.
- Install Iris Shaders or OptiFine.
- Place the ZIP in Minecraft’s .minecraft/shaderpacks folder.
- Choose one of the available performance profiles.
Verdict
Wispy Shaders offers multiple profiles and listed visual effects, with a stated focus on integrated graphics. Its performance claims are not accompanied by complete benchmark results for every profile.
Questions
How much does Wispy Shaders cost?
It is free; the listed plan is free.
Which Minecraft versions does it support?
The Modrinth page lists Minecraft Java Edition versions 1.8.9 through 1.21.x.
What does it require to install?
Installation instructions require Iris Shaders or OptiFine, and the pack ZIP goes in Minecraft’s .minecraft/shaderpacks folder.
Is Wispy Shaders open source?
The project is listed under the MIT License.
Where can I report a problem?
The project directs users to GitHub Issues.
Facts from Wispy Shaders's own pages
- Attribution
- The maker credits Mellow Shaders by TheCMK as the original shader and l_aggy for performance optimizations. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Benchmark claim
- The maker reports 40%+ improvement on Balanced compared with MakeUp-Ultrafast with all effects off; the information is based on V1.3. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Benchmarking
- The README says more benchmarking is on the to-do list, and lists some dGPU profile results as unknown. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The project lists Minecraft Java Edition versions 1.8.9 through 1.21.x and Iris or OptiFine as platforms/loaders. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Hardware focus
- The project says it is ultra-optimized for integrated graphics. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation instructions say to install Iris Shaders or OptiFine, place the ZIP in .minecraft/shaderpacks, then select it in the game's shader settings. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrated graphics
- The maker describes it as ultra-optimized for integrated graphics (iGPUs). · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under MIT. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Lighting
- It includes color grading and biome-specific lighting for all dimensions. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Lighting and color
- It provides color grading and biome-specific lighting for all dimensions. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Loaders
- Installation instructions require Iris Shaders or OptiFine. · github.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Optimization details
- The maker lists fast gamma correction, simplified post-processing, reduced shader complexity, and optimizations to composite passes, fog, lighting, sky, water, TAA, and bloom. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Performance profiles
- The shader includes five profiles: ULTRA_PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE, BALANCED, QUALITY, and ULTRA_QUALITY. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Wispy Shaders is a performance-optimized Minecraft shader pack initially based on Mellow Shaders. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The maker lists more benchmarking, adding features, and fixing some features as to-do items. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Release
- CurseForge lists version 1.4.6 as the latest release, dated February 6, 2026. · curseforge.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project links to GitHub for issue reports. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Visual effects
- Listed effects include bloom, sharpening, tonemapping, TAA, motion blur, film grain, and vignette. · modrinth.com, 8 Oct 2026
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