Glow Torches
by prollumsloof
Glow Torches adds torches that can be placed underwater, crafted from glow ink sacs and working like regular torches.
What it does
Glow Torches are bright torches with a light level of 12 and a sparkling appearance. They work like regular torches, except they can be placed underwater, which makes them useful in aquatic builds and ocean bases where normal torches would fail.
Because glow squids are rare, the mod provides a crafting recipe in which ordinary ink sacs and glowstone dust together yield glow ink sacs. Those are then crafted into the torches. The mod is lightweight and stays close to vanilla behavior, so it suits both modpacks and standalone play.
The server and every player need the mod installed. Glow Torches is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code and issue tracker are public. It is published for NeoForge only, with builds for 1.21 and 1.21.1 and 1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest file.
Key features
Underwater torches
Glow Torches can be placed underwater, where regular torches cannot stay lit.
Glow ink sac recipe
Glow ink sacs are made by combining regular ink sacs with glowstone dust, so no Glow Squid hunt is needed.
Light level 12
The torches emit light at level 12, bright enough to light an area as regular torches do.
Lightweight design
The mod adds a small set of items and recipes and leaves the rest of the game unchanged.
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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
Aquatic builds
Players lighting underwater bases, ship interiors or coral areas can use the torches where ordinary torches would not hold.
Modpacks
Pack makers can include the mod for its lightweight aquatic lighting option.
Who it’s for: Players building underwater, and modpack makers who want a small lighting addition for NeoForge 1.21.1 without large changes to the game.
How it compares
Placeable Maps is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, open source under the MIT License and used on the client and server. Cinch's Extra Torches covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20 – 1.21.1, is also open source under the MIT License, and adds a wider set of torch variants. Glow Torches focuses only on underwater placement.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Torches | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-04 |
| Cinch's Extra Torches | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-25 |
| Placeable Maps | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
Questions
Does Glow Torches need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader does Glow Torches support?
How are glow ink sacs made in Glow Torches?
In the catalog
Glow Torches is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Glow Torches is a lightweight and vanilla-friendly mod that adds waterproof torches to Minecraft. The titular Glow Torches can be crafted with Glow Ink Sacs and function just like regular torches, except that they can be placed underwater! They're not quite as bright as regular torches, having a light level of 12…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glow-torches
- Owner
- prollumsloof
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15