How To Get Shaders with OptiFine in Minecraft 1.21.1

OptiFine Shaders is one of the most popular ways to get Minecraft 1.21.1 shaders. This video is a complete guide on how to download and install shaders for Minecraft PC 1.21.1 using OptiFine. We cover how to get Minecraft shaders, how to install OptiFine, and then how to add shaders to OptiFine in Minecraft 1.21.1, so let’s dive right into it!

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About this video: In this video, you’ll learn how to get shaders with OptiFine in Minecraft 1.21.1. Shaders are one of the best ways to enhance the visual experience of Minecraft taking graphics to the next level. OptiFine is one of the most popular ways to get shaders in Minecraft 1.21.1, and in this guide, we will take you step-by-step through downloading, installing, and adding shaders to OptiFine 1.21.1.

First, we’ll show you how to download OptiFine 1.21.1. There’s a link in the description above to our complete OptiFine guide. On this page, click the “Download OptiFine” button to go the official OptiFine download page. Here, click the “mirror” link next to OptiFine 1.21.1, and then, click the “Download” button to start downloading OptiFine 1.21.1.

We will also need to download shader packs. There is a link in the description above to download shader packs for Minecraft 1.21.1. There are tons of different shader packs out there, and all of them will work with OptiFine 1.21.1 as long as they have been updated within the last few Minecraft versions. The download process for ever Minecraft shader pack is different, but geneerally, they are downloaded from Modrinth or CurseForge.

Once OptiFine and 1.21.1 shader packs are downloaded, we can move on to how to install OptiFine 1.21.1. To do this, open up the OptiFine installer file you downloaded with Java 21, there is a link in the description above to get Java 21 if you don’t have it. Then, click on “Install” and OptiFine 1.21.1 will install just make sure Minecraft and the Minecraft Launcher and closed, and you’ve played Minecraft 1.21.1 before.

Next, we’ll launch Minecraft with OptiFine. Open the Minecraft Launcher, click on “Installations,” and make sure “Modded” is selected at the top right. You’ll see an OptiFine 1.21.1 profile there. Hover over this profile, and click "Play". Confirm you want to play modded Minecraft 1.21.1 by clicking play again, and Minecraft will start with OptiFine.

Now, we need to actually install Shaders in Minecraft 1.21.1 with OptiFine now that Minecraft is open. Click on “Options”, “Video Settings”, and “Shaders”. This is your Shaders Menu, and you will see a “Shaders Folder” button in the bottom left. Click on this button, and it will open your shaderspack folder. Drag-and-drop any 1.21.1 shader packs you want to play into this folder.

When you go back to Minecraft, you will see any 1.21.1 shader packs you installed. Click on these, and click “Done”, and the shader pack will be active!

At this point, you’ve successfully installed shaders using OptiFine in Minecraft 1.21.1. You can tweak the shader settings further by clicking “Shader Options” in the shaders menu with a shader pack selected. This will let you change various shader settings.

If you have any issues or questions about how to shaders with OptiFine in Minecraft 1.21.1, feel free to let us know in the comments. We’ll try our best to help you out.

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[kingofgame]

Thanks bald man love it 😍 thanks again ❤

[abelguillermosilva]

sir. breathe. inhale. you speak fast AF 😂 😂....

phew

[PortSarimShores]

Great guide! super easy and straight to the point, thank you sir!

[Zerdbird]

It says it might harm my device what should i do?

[Kurus-pqxw]

getting back into minecraft and your vids and website links made it pretty damn easy. appreciate bro.

[GoatedEditingZ]

For Java 21, I tried to download but I don’t have the option to allow changes, can u help me? It’s on my yt channel

[Moclizzy]

java will not run at all on my pc always says user error check command any fix?

[GaMRPUMYT]

is optifine better then Sodium for shaders?

[Manjovan]

When I try to open OptiFine a message pops up that says Java instillation not complete Unable to install Java and then it says There are errors in the following switched: and some other stuff

[itskdub]

can u do a video on how to get shaders with litematica

[namdraws]

whyh is there no shaders button in my video settings ??? is it because im on 1.20.1 minecraft ?

Edit : even with 1.21.1 the shaders butto, n just doesnt show up ...

Edit n2 : i made it work but I didn't understand how

[stasisepic]

when i try to drop the maps to quick access it doesnt let me, how do i fix that?

[ManImJustAPersonLeaveMeAlone]

this is incredible! im never going back to normal minecraft!
update: my computer doctor says he cant handle this much strain :(

[brymonie]

I get the succesfully installed Optifine message, but it does not appear as an icon, i can only play through the launcher with it. How do I move shader folders into it when there is nothing besides the .jar file that java reads??

[losto]

Whenever I open optifine for minecraft 1.21.1, all of the textures corrupt.

[nedyatontop]

rather that opening the latest update download the one at the very top. he said to download the highest "pre" but he never clarified that it had to be in 1.21. js letting yall know

[austinmendoza]

Bro why can’t I use shaders with mods please make a new tutorial about that, everytime I try I get exit code 1 I updated my drivers and everything

[skylartalley-xb]

When i try downloading optifine and opening it it's saying it can harm my device do i want to keep it and it does the same thing everytime does anyone know why

[MemuMemu]

My shaders dont download as Zip files they download as War files how to fix that