Glow Sticks
by Kaworru
Glow Sticks, by Kaworru, adds throwable and placeable light sources in sixteen dye colors that players can craft and use while exploring caves and underwater areas.
What it does
Glow sticks come in two kinds. Temporary glow sticks are activated once and then thrown or placed to light a space for a limited time. Permanent creative glow sticks give steady decorative lighting. Colored glow sticks are crafted with stained glass that matches the dye, and the white variant uses normal glass. Several visual variants exist for placed glow sticks.
The mod also adds waypoint particles with configurable behavior, so placed lights can mark spots for a group. Players can build a supply of sticks from materials gathered underground, since several glowing ingredients are accepted in the recipes. The mod requires Fabric API and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Optional support for ToolTipFix is listed. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The license is the MIT License, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Sixteen colors
Each of the sixteen dye colors produces a matching glow stick that can be crafted from the same dye.
Temporary and permanent sticks
Temporary sticks last for a limited time after activation, while creative sticks stay lit for decoration.
Underwater use
Glow sticks can be used underwater without separate items, so lighting works the same in caves and at sea.
Waypoint particles
Placed glow sticks can show waypoint particles, and the behavior of these particles can be configured.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
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
Who it’s for: Players who explore caves, oceans and other dark areas in survival or RPG-style play, and builders who want colored light sources. Server owners who want the same lighting on a multiplayer server also benefit from a shared setup.
How it compares
More Stick Variants is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3, client and server, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Glow Sticks differs by covering Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt in one release line under the MIT License. EnderEyeGlow is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, for 1.20 – 1.21.7 on four loaders, and it is required on the client while the server stays optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Sticks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| More Stick Variants (MStV) | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-13 |
| EnderEyeGlow | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.7 | Client required, server optional | 2025-07-10 |
Questions
Does Glow Sticks require Fabric API?
Do server owners need to install Glow Sticks?
Which loaders does Glow Sticks support?
In the catalog
Glow Sticks is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Glow Sticks adds throwable and placeable light sources for Minecraft. Craft glow sticks in all 16 dye colors, throw them into caves or water, place permanent creative versions in builds, and use matching glow sticks as simple waypoints while exploring.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glow-sticks
- Owner
- Kaworru
- Published
- 2023-11-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15