Glowing Eyes
Glowing Eyes lets players make their character's eyes glow, using a detailed eye editor with color selection and presets.
What it does
The mod is inspired by the Vampirism mod and adds a skin editor for the eyes. Its left side holds drawing, erasing and color picking tools for designing the glow, and its right side holds a preset manager, a color picker and two more buttons. A skin part selector chooses which part of the skin receives the glowing eyes, so eyes can be applied to the head overlay as well as the front of the character, and designs can face to the side or back.
Presets can be created, saved and applied, and they are stored in a presets.json file in the Minecraft directory. A reset button removes the current eyes along with other skin parts and presets, and players can try different glowing eye styles without losing earlier designs. The mod requires Fabric API. Glowing Eyes is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source. Only the client needs the mod to show the glow, while a server may add it for extra features, and builds cover 1.12.2 – 1.21.11 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
Key features
Eye editor tools
Drawing, erasing and color picking tools design the glow on the eyes, with a color picker beside them.
Preset manager
Presets can be created, saved and applied, so different eye designs can be switched quickly.
Skin part selector
A selector chooses which skin part gets the glowing eyes, including the head overlay and the sides or back of the character.
Reset button
One button removes the current eyes together with other skin parts and presets.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.12.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
Use cases
Custom characters
Players who build dark or unusual characters can give them glowing eyes and try several styles without losing earlier designs.
Who it’s for: Players who want to customize the look of their character's eyes in single-player or on a server where the client mod is installed.
How it compares
Rainbow glowing is a server-required mod with an MIT License, published for 1.18 – 1.21.10 on all four loaders, so it works differently from Glowing Eyes, which is client required and runs on the client side. EyeMod is client-side only under the MIT License and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Eyes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.12.2 – 1.21.11 | Client required, server optional | 2026-07-26 |
| Rainbow glowing | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-01 |
| EyeMod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-07-31 |
Questions
Does Glowing Eyes need Fabric API?
Does the server need Glowing Eyes?
Where are saved presets stored?
In the catalog
Glowing Eyes is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Glowing Eyes is a Minecraft mod that lets you customize and make your character’s eyes glow! Inspired by the Vampirism mod, this mod adds a detailed eye editor with color selection, presets, and new customization options. Stand out in the dark with glowing eyes! With the skin parts system, you are no longer limited…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glowing-eyes
- Owner
- AndreasMelone_
- Published
- 2023-10-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15