Velvet
by Cammie
Velvet is a library for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt that helps other mods use shaders, based on Satin, on Minecraft 1.21.1.
What it does
Velvet provides shader helper code for mod developers, drawing on the approach of the Satin library. It is a Client-side only library, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. Its required dependencies are Fabric API, Resourceful Config and Sparkweave Engine, and it is incompatible with Vivecraft. Velvet is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Shader helpers
The library gives other mods a way to apply and manage shaders, adapting Satin's approach to the loaders it supports.
Shader pipeline access
Other mods can hook into the shader setup that Velvet exposes, instead of writing their own loading code.
Developer-facing API
Velvet is aimed at mod developers who want shader effects in their own projects, rather than at players directly.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Incompatible 3
Required by 2 mods
Questions
Does Velvet need Fabric API?
Is Velvet needed on a server?
Which mods require Velvet?
In the catalog
Velvet is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Velvet is a multiloader library for making and using your own OpenGL shaders based off of Satin. I highly suggest supporting the Satin developers, but don't pester them with bug reports if you're using Velvet. For documentation, Satin's wiki) will provide you with everything. Some class and method names are…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/velvet-api
- Owner
- Cammie
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15