Flashlight: Shader Light Engine
by EntonioDMI1
Flashlight: Shader Light Engine gives players a handheld flashlight with real dynamic lighting, cast by the game's own shaders.
What it does
The flashlight is a work lantern held in either hand. Right-click switches it on and off, and the beam casts true shadows that follow the actual block shapes. The mouse wheel zooms the lens, and a click of the wheel changes beam width by the same factor over the whole travel. Below 20% charge the beam visibly dies, and a reload takes a fresh battery in a gun-style animation with a chest-pull motion.
Batteries are consumables. Night vision goggles and signal flares are included, and the mod uses subtitled sounds in English and Russian. The mod runs on Fabric for 26.1 – 26.1.2 and is open source under the MIT License. It is a client and server mod, so the server and every player need it. Enhanced Darkness is a companion mod, and the pitch black of the Enhanced Darkness setting requires one to see anything.
Key features
Shader-driven beam
Inside the game's own shaders, the beam is calculated as a smooth cone that refreshes each frame and halts when it meets a wall.
Zoom and beam width
The lens narrows the hotspot and keeps the faint corona, with minimum zoom matching the work lantern.
Batteries and charge
Batteries are consumed as the light runs, and the beam dims and dies below 20% charge until a reload.
Night vision and flares
Night vision goggles and signal flares are included, with an on and off whine and low hum while running.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Dark cave exploration
Players moving through unlit caves use the beam to reveal block shapes and shadows ahead of them.
Night survival
Players travelling at night carry the flashlight and switch to the goggles when the beam is not needed.
Who it’s for: Players who want a handheld light with shadows and zoom on Fabric for 26.1 – 26.1.2, and server owners who run the mod for their players.
How it compares
Drop's Flashlight is client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 26.2 – 26.3. FlashLight Mod runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and is a client and server mod, under All rights reserved. Light The Way is a client and server mod with an MIT License, published for NeoForge and Fabric on 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashlight: Shader Light Engine | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| Drop's Flashlight | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| FlashLight Mod | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Light The Way | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-09 |
Questions
Does Flashlight: Shader Light Engine need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Flashlight: Shader Light Engine is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A real flashlight for Minecraft. Smooth beam, honest shadows, blinding glare. Every flashlight mod does the same trick: invisible light blocks chasing your crosshair, chunky relights, light leaking through walls. Flashlight: Shader Light Engine doesn't. The beam is computed inside the game's own shaders — a smooth…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flashlights
- Owner
- EntonioDMI1
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15