Ray tracing is yet to become to a reality in Java Edition. Players eager to experience ray tracing in Minecraft can try shaders with ray tracing like lighting and textures.

While vanilla Minecraft is considered by many to be the best iteration of the game, other players disagree and are happy to use mods, shaders, resource packs, texture packs, and more to freshen up ...

OptiFine is an essential mod for any Minecraft player wanting to use shaders or enhance their graphics performance. Here's how to get it and use it.

To install shaders in "Minecraft: Java Edition," you'll first need to download a free program called OptiFine.

Learn how to download, install, and configure Minecraft shaders to make your Minecraft worlds look stunning.

We've been following the evolution of hardware-accelerated real-time ray tracing for some time now here at Digital Foundry - and one of the most spectacular demos we've seen actually took the form of ...

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