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 |
| Glowing Outline | Enable glowing outlines with a bloom effect, or use the normal dark outline |
| Glow Intensity | Adjust the brightness of the glow and strength of the bloom |
| Glow Smoothness | Adjust the smoothness of the glowing outline |

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 unreleased early access versions, bug reports, or community support, join the Discord server:

Crafty Hub Discord

👥 Credits

• Shader Base: Complementary Reimagined by Emin (EminGT) and the Complementary Development team. Visit them at Complementary Dev.
• Outline Development: The custom adaptive outline system was developed by Eleeter and Edren.
• Concept & Media: Shader concept, showcase, and logo created by Flanzo.

📄 Licensing & Permissions

• Complementary Base: Distributed as a Modified Pack under the Complementary License Agreement 1.7.
• Contour Outline System: The outline algorithms and code are proprietary to Eleeter. Any modification or redistribution of the outline code requires prior written consent.