Oculus alternatives
- OculusIris ShadersThe same features on a different loader.
Iris Shaders
Loader alternativeVerifiedVerified 2026-10-09
Oculus explicitly describes itself as an unofficial fork of Iris for FML. Iris is the upstream-family migration candidate when current target metadata supports the selected loader.
Covers
- shader-pack loading
- compatibility with many OptiFine shader packs
- modern shader rendering pipeline
Doesn't cover
- Oculus-specific legacy Forge/FML behavior is not guaranteed to map one-to-one
Status by version
| Minecraft | Fabric | NeoForge |
|---|---|---|
| 26.3 | Ready1.11.7+26.3-fabricsince Sep 15, 2026 | Ready1.11.7+26.3-neoforgesince Sep 30, 2026 |
| 26.2 | Ready1.11.4+26.2-fabricsince Jun 16, 2026 | Ready1.11.4+26.2-neoforgesince Jul 8, 2026 |
Sources
- Oculus on Modrinth ↗project
- Iris Shaders on Modrinth ↗project
Version statuses from the daily snapshot of Oct 10, 2026.
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