Shaders drastically improve Minecraft's gameplay experience (Image via Mojang Studios) Though Minecraft still has millions of concurrent players, it is beginning to look dated.

In the first Minecraft Live of 2025, Mojang announced Vibrant Visuals for both Bedrock and Java Edition.

Before you start attempting to install a shader pack. Remember that these aren't always kept up to date, so your options are limited should you need to run shaders on the latest edition of Minecraft.

A creative Minecraft player makes an impressive shader pack, and shows how it turns Mojang's sandbox into a nostalgic experience.

Mojang Studios is now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19.4, a new patch update loaded with sizeable changes, creative updates, and accessibility improvements.