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Contour Shaders

Contour Shaders

This Minecraft Shader Adds Custom Outlines to Every Mob!

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6.8Kdownloads
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Minecraft: Java Edition

26.3
26.2
26.1.x
1.21.x
1.20.x
1.19.x
1.18.x
1.17.x
1.16.5

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Published 4 months ago
Updated 4 days ago

Contour Shaders

Contour Shaders brings the clean, vibrant outlines from official Minecraft trailers into the game.

What is Contour Shaders?

Contour Shaders introduces dynamic, color-coded entity outlines to every mob, player, and dropped item in your world.

The outline color matches the mob instead of using a plain black border. For example, Creepers get a green outline and Cows get a brown one, similar to the style used in official Minecraft artwork.

Key Features

  • Clear Outlines: Mobs are easier to see without changing the original game style.

  • Crisp Scaling: Outlines stay clear and keep the right size at any render distance.

  • Trailer Aesthetic: Matches the style of official Minecraft Trailer.

  • Customizable: Tweak thickness, darkness, and distance falloff directly from the in-game shader options.

  • Rainbow Outline Mode: Cycles the outline through rainbow colors, with support for animated or fixed hues.

  • Complementary Base: Built on top of Complementary Shaders to retain standard lighting and water effects.

Requirements

  • Minecraft Java Edition
  • Iris Shaders (v1.6 or higher)
  • A graphics card supporting OpenGL 3.3 or higher

⚙️ Settings You Can Tweak

Setting What it does
Outline Thickness How thick the outline appears
Outline Darkness How dark the outline color is
Base Distance Distance where thickness starts shrinking
Outline on Hand Toggle outline on your held item
Rainbow Mode Enable rainbow coloring on the outline
Rainbow Animated Toggle animated or fixed hue
Rainbow Fixed Color Pick a specific hue when animation is off
Rainbow Speed How fast the rainbow cycles

Quick Installation

  1. Ensure Iris Shaders is installed.
  2. Navigate to: Options ➔ Video Settings ➔ Shader Packs ➔ Open Shader Pack Folder
  3. Drop the downloaded .zip file into the folder.
  4. Select Contour Shaders in-game and click Apply.

Community & Support

For questions, bug reports, or community support, join the official Discord server:

Crafty Hub Discord

👥 Credits

Shader Base: Complementary Reimagined by Emin (EminGT) and the Complementary Development team. Visit them at Complementary Dev

Modifications: The custom adaptive outline system was developed by Eleeter and Edren, integrated into the Complementary codebase.

Distributed as a Modified Pack under the Complementary License Agreement 1.7.