Vibrant Visuals
Vivid beauty in every biome
A dazzling visual refresh that'll transform the way players experience Minecraft—as clouds appear infinite, water reflects, and the sun casts shadows that’ll make you want to reshape every build to face the sunrise! Now, select Marketplace content features Vibrant Visuals for even more stunning adventures.
A visual upgrade 2.0
Explore a more vibrant Overworld with Minecraft's official visual refresh – now available on compatible Bedrock Edition devices!* Soar with your happy ghast towards the sunrise, descend into shadowy depths, or simply enjoy the vivid beauty of each biome.
A Minecraft journey
Vibrant Visuals is available first on compatible Bedrock devices, with plans to bring it to Java Edition in the future, marking the beginning of a long-term journey in Minecraft's visual evolution.
Explore Vibrant Visuals in Marketplace
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Horror Creatures
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In the Shadows
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Luminous Dreams
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Garten of Banban
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Prizma visuals
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Realism craft
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SCP Uncaged
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Ultra Realism
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Compatible with your worlds
As a cosmetic enhancement to the game, Vibrant Visuals does not impact Minecraft’s gameplay. This means your existing worlds will use Vibrant Visuals, and you can play on Realms with friends whether they have Vibrant Visuals enabled or not.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
Experience an Overworld that feels more alive than ever with Vibrant Visuals. Minecraft’s official visual refresh is available to play now on compatible Minecraft: Bedrock Edition devices!*
Available now on compatible Bedrock Edition devices*
Frequently asked questions
Vibrant Visuals graphics upgrade is currently only available for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Supported devices for Vibrant Visuals include Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, and PC.
- Android: Adreno 640, Mali-G68, Mali-G77, or Xclipse 530 or higher
- iOS: A12 or M1 or higher
- PC: Running Minecraft on DX12
Vibrant Visuals is Minecraft’s biggest official visual enhancement – delivering a dazzling cosmetic upgrade with a new modern graphics pipeline and an array of visual improvements. As a cosmetic enhancement to the game, Vibrant Visuals does not impact Minecraft’s gameplay.
If you are playing on a compatible Minecraft: Bedrock Edition device, Vibrant Visuals will be your new default graphics mode. You will still be able to change the graphics mode via the Video settings and Graphics Mode dropdown when in the Create New World or Edit World screens.
Presets for choosing between "Favor Visuals" and "Favor Performance" are available in the Video Settings. Specific feature and visual settings can also be adjusted by expanding "Vibrant Visuals Options".
Now entering Minecraft Marketplace, players can enjoy dazzling experiences where creators have put their own creative spin on these settings for their own content – both existing and future. The Vibrant Visuals label will make it clear to players that these packs are created especially for Vibrant Visuals. This means add-ons, skins, persona items, worlds, and texture packs will become even more dazzling, awe-inspiring, and immersive for players going forward.
As a cosmetic enhancement to the game, Vibrant Visuals does not impact Minecraft’s gameplay, meaning you can play on Realms with friends whether they have Vibrant Visuals enabled or not. (Realms subscription sold separately.)
Splitscreen is not supported with Vibrant Visuals and the game will switch to Fancy or Simple rendering if multiple players are joined locally.
To play Minecraft with Vibrant Visuals on a compatible device, make sure you have the most recent version of Minecraft downloaded. To turn on Vibrant Visuals:
- Launch Minecraft and select Settings.
- Select the Video tab.
- From the Graphics Mode drop-down menu, select Vibrant Visuals.