Beltborne Lanterns 26.x port
by nuramri23
Beltborne Lanterns, a Fabric port for Minecraft 26.x, lets a lantern hang from the player's belt and light the area as the character moves.
What it does
Pressing B while holding a lantern attaches it to the belt, and the lantern stays in place with its light on while the player keeps both hands free. Toggling the same key returns the lantern to an empty inventory slot, so no item is lost by accident. The belt lantern emits light through the LambDynamicLights dynamic lighting effect, which is an optional dependency, and lantern swing reacts to walking, jumping and fighting through a pivot point physics model.
The mod works with vanilla lanterns, soul lanterns and copper variants, and several lanterns can be worn at once. Position, rotation and scale can be adjusted per lantern through ModMenu, with X, Y and Z offsets, rotation angles and a debug visualization that shows the pivot. Multiplayer is supported, so other players can see each other's belt lanterns.
Fabric API is required. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source, with the source code published. The port is based on the original Beltborne Lanterns mod by 0xCoDSnet and is distributed under the same Apache-2.0 license. Files cover 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3.
Key features
Belt-mounted lanterns
A held lantern can be attached to the belt with one key press, freeing both hands for other tasks.
Physics-based sway
The lantern swings with pivot point physics, reacting to movement, jumps and combat.
Per-lantern adjustment
Position offsets, rotation angles and scale can be set through ModMenu, with a debug view for checking the pivot.
Visible in multiplayer
Players can see the belt lanterns worn by others on the same server.
Gallery
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 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Hands-free lighting
Players exploring caves or building at night can keep a light source on the body while using tools or weapons.
Who it’s for: Players who run Fabric on Minecraft 26.x and want a lantern that hangs from the belt, and server owners who want shared belt lights in multiplayer worlds.
How it compares
Beltborne Lanterns: Accessories Layer is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.21 – 1.21.10 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, so it targets an earlier generation. Wearable Lanterns (Unofficial Port) is also client and server, under the MIT License and not open source, with files for 26.2 – 26.3 on Fabric only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltborne Lanterns 26.x port | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| Beltborne Lanterns: Accessories Layer | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-03-16 |
| Wearable Lanterns (Unofficial Port) | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Beltborne Lanterns need Fabric API?
Is LambDynamicLights required to use the mod?
Which Minecraft versions have files?
In the catalog
Beltborne Lanterns 26.x port is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This is a port of Beltborne Lanterns by 0xCoDSnet, updated to work with Minecraft 26.x (26.1 - 26.3). Toggle returns lantern to an empty inventory slot - no more accidentally replacing items!
Official listing
- Owner
- nuramri23
- Published
- 2026-07-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15