Flat Lights
by UberHelixx
Flat Lights adds decorative light blocks with a flat, edge-lit look, along with a few functional tools and items for building.
What it does
Light blocks in the mod emit high light levels, close to glowstone, and come in partial shapes, directional orientations and waterloggable variants. Along the faces of solid blocks, edge lights sit in a line, and glass blocks take the same pattern options as the light blocks, letting builders pair the two inside one project.
The mod also includes a handful of tools with a range of functions, along with enchantments for tools and armor. Curios support is included, and the items can appear in looted and generated structures. Recipes for the blocks are inexpensive, which makes mass production quick. Flat Lights is for Forge on client and server, and it is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so it is not open source. Files are published for 1.16.5 and 1.20.1.
Key features
Light blocks
Decorative blocks with high light levels, similar in brightness to glowstone.
Edge lights and partial shapes
Edge lights follow the sides of solid blocks, and partial blocks come in different shapes, directions and waterlogged variants.
Glass pattern variants
Glass blocks come in the same pattern options as the light blocks, so a build can mix the two.
Tools and enchantments
A handful of tools, with enchantments for tools and armor, plus Curios support and loot in generated structures.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building and decorating
Builders can place edge-lit and partial light blocks to shape interiors, facades and rooms.
Mass production
Inexpensive recipes make it quick to gather large amounts of blocks for big projects.
Who it’s for: Builders and decorators who want lighting blocks with flat, edge-based shapes and matching glass variants. Server owners can install it on both sides to offer the blocks to players.
How it compares
Light Block - Forge is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 that runs on client and server under a custom license, and it is not open source. Light Liquid is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Flat Lights covers both 1.16.5 and 1.20.1 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Lights | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-05 |
| Light Block - Forge | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-02-27 |
| Light Liquid | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-08 |
Questions
Does Flat Lights need to be installed on the server?
Which Forge versions does Flat Lights support?
Can the mod be used in a modpack?
In the catalog
Flat Lights is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
\*If someone finds this mod and wants to use it in their modpack, sure go ahead.\*
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flat-lights
- Owner
- UberHelixx
- Published
- 2023-10-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15