Sulkan

Sulkan is a Fabric mod that adds shader support to the Vulkan graphics API built into Minecraft.

Its goal is to enable modern shader-based rendering on top of Minecraft’s Vulkan backend, unlocking improved visuals and potential performance benefits on supported systems. Actual results may vary depending on hardware, drivers, installed mods, and game settings.

✨ Features

Shader support for Minecraft’s Vulkan rendering pipeline
Enables modern graphics effects using Vulkan
Designed to work with the built-in Vulkan backend
Potential performance improvements on compatible systems
Native Wayland support on Linux
Built for the Fabric mod loader

📋 Requirements

GPU and drivers with Vulkan 1.2 support or higher
Minecraft version with Vulkan support enabled
Fabric Loader
Compatible mod environment

⚙️ Installation

Install Fabric Loader
Ensure your Minecraft setup supports the Vulkan renderer
Place the Sulkan.jar file into your Minecraft mods folder
Launch the game

⚠️ Compatibility

Compatibility with other mods is not guaranteed.

Mods that rely on OpenGL behavior or make direct OpenGL calls may:

Fail to function correctly
Cause crashes
Introduce rendering issues

Please review known incompatibilities before reporting issues.

Note:
Sulkan is a standalone mod and is not compatible with VulkanMod or Sodium.

💬 Community

For support, feedback, or development updates:

Discord: https://discord.gg/9wXEBAmDNS

☕ Support Development

Developing Sulkan requires significant time and effort. If you'd like to support continued development:

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mravatin

🐛 Issues

Before reporting an issue, please ensure:

Your system supports Vulkan
You are not using incompatible mods
The issue has not already been reported

Providing detailed information (logs, system specs, and steps to reproduce) will help resolve issues faster.

Sulkan

Fabric API