BetterRTX

Create and Install Customizable Bedrock Shaders

BetterRTX is a free shader mod that enhances Bedrock's ray tracing features — truer reflections, softer shadows, filmic tone mapping, depth of field and color grading.

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Setup

1. Find the Minecraft materials directory.

Installing BetterRTX modifies the materials.index.json file in your Minecraft installation to redirect RTX materials to a betterrtx/ subfolder. Vanilla shader files are never overwritten.

Locate the ..\data\renderer\materials directory inside your Minecraft installation.

Finding the Installation Directory

Most installations can be found in: C:\XboxGames\Minecraft for Windows\

Use the following PowerShell command to attempt to locate the target directory.

(Get-Item (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*.Minecraft*").InstallLocation).ResolvedTarget + "\data\renderer\materials"

2. Select or Create a Preset

Download presets created by the community or use the preset creator tool to customize BetterRTX settings.

3. Install

Use the Install button on a preset page or the preset creator to automatically place materials in the correct location and update the index. Alternatively, you can manually:

  1. Create a betterrtx/ folder inside the materials directory
  2. Place the three .material.bin files there
  3. Edit materials.index.json to change the path for RTXStub, RTXPostFX.Bloom, and RTXPostFX.ToneMapping to betterrtx/RTXStub, betterrtx/RTXPostFX.Bloom, and betterrtx/RTXPostFX.Tonemapping respectively