As of November 9, 2026, Assetto Corsa graphics are improved in three layers: Custom Shaders Patch (CSP), free and the base of everything; a sky and weather mod, which today is Pure ($1.50 a month), because the classic Sol no longer works with CSP 0.2.10 or later; and a free post-processing filter, such as PureLIFE (4.98 out of 5 from 90 votes) or the veteran Natural Mod PP Filter (4.93 from 334). Here’s how each piece fits and the best filters, with rating and requirements.
The three pieces: CSP, sky and filter
- Custom Shaders Patch: the free extension that modernises the game with dynamic lights, scriptable weather, reflections and new effects. It’s the base of Pure, Sol and most current mods.
- Sky and weather: Peter Boese’s Pure is Sol’s successor, with 55 16K skies, realistic lighting, fog and an HDR filter, for $1.50 a month. Sol is still free and has almost a thousand votes (4.85), but it only works with CSP 0.1.76 to 0.2.9. To choose, see Pure vs Sol in Assetto Corsa.
- Post-processing filter (PP filter): changes colour, contrast, brightness and exposure. They weigh a few KB and are selected in Content Manager. Each filter is made for Pure, for Sol or for both.
Summary: the best Assetto Corsa graphics filters
| Filter | For | Rating (votes) |
|---|---|---|
| PureLIFE | Pure | 4.98 (90) |
| Natural Mod PP Filter | Natural look for driving | 4.93 (334) |
| Improved Visuals Pure CS | Pure, screen and VR | 5 (54) |
| Realistic+ PPFilter | Pure, lightweight | 4.96 (24) |
| Adam’s Sol Enhanced | Sol 2.0 | 4.96 (47) |
| REVOLUTION PP Filter | Pure Gamma | 4.95 (21) |
| NatuReal | Pure and Sol | 4.91 (35) |
| Improved Lighting for Pure | Pure Gamma | 4.83 (65) |
| SKY | Pure and Sol | 4.79 (103) |
| A3PP | Pure, open source | 4.79 (123) |
All filters are free. Ratings are OverTake.gg’s on the review date of each mod page.
Filters for Pure
Amby’s PureLIFE brings four filters (base, EVO, EVO GT and EVO GTS) with HDR for any time and weather. Improved Visuals Pure CS has a perfect rating and versions for screen and VR. For something light, Realistic+ PPFilter aims for a natural ReShade-like look without the FPS hit. For Pure’s Gamma mode, zr0w’s REVOLUTION, with Ultra and Optimised presets, and Improved Lighting for Pure, which fixes brightness, glare and night. For photos and a cinematic look: C13 Camera Obscura and C13 AEGIS (which needs Pure 3.54 and CSP 0.2.11), plus Premier and Vision Reality. A3PP is open source, with variants for driving, screenshots and streaming.
Filters for Sol
If you keep CSP 0.2.9 or earlier to stay on Sol: Adam’s Sol Enhanced, realistic and vignette-free, is one of the highest rated; Photorealistic Filter doesn’t need ReShade; Horizon Shades supports VR and triple screens, though its author no longer updates it; and Wagnum’s Graphics Mod has more than 107,000 downloads.
Filters for both
Natural Mod PP Filter is one of the oldest and highest-rated filters, focused on a natural image for driving. zr0w’s Exquisite has more than 200,000 downloads and settings for Sol and Pure. SKY aims to make everything look lit by a real sky, NatuReal goes for natural colours, RealityFilter 3.0 PRO adds adaptive headlight control and automatic HDR, and Inmersive Filter mimics the look of Assetto Corsa Competizione.
How to install them
- Install Content Manager and, from it, Custom Shaders Patch.
- Install Pure (or Sol with CSP 0.2.9 or earlier).
- Drag the filter into Content Manager and pick it under Settings › Assetto Corsa › Video › Post-processing filter. Some come with video and CSP presets loaded separately; the mod page says so.
If something looks wrong, check the CSP and Pure versions each mod page asks for and why Assetto Corsa mods are not working. For performance, see the Assetto Corsa system requirements.
More Assetto Corsa guides: Pure vs Sol, car mods, free roam and touge maps and best mods.
FAQ
What is the best graphics mod for Assetto Corsa?
The most common combination today is Custom Shaders Patch + Pure + a filter such as PureLIFE or Natural Mod. Without paying, CSP with Sol (up to CSP 0.2.9) and a Sol filter.
Does Sol still work?
Only with Custom Shaders Patch 0.1.76 to 0.2.9. With CSP 0.2.10 or later you need Pure, its successor.
Is Pure free?
No: it costs $1.50 a month. CSP and every filter in this guide are free.
Do filters lower FPS?
The filter itself is light; CSP and Pure settings matter much more. Some, like Realistic+ PPFilter, are designed specifically not to cost performance.