Glowing Potion
by ekain06
Glowing Potion adds a potion brewed with glow ink sacs, which makes entities glow and shows them through walls for a set time.
What it does
Glowing Potion adds a brewable potion whose effect is glowing. A player brews it with a glow ink sac, and the potion can be drunk or thrown as a splash potion. Thrown at an area, the splash version lets players see anyone standing there even behind walls, which helps when locating friends, tracking intruders in a trap or checking a cave or forest. Glow squids also become a little more useful as the ingredient source.
The mod is built on Fabric and needs Fabric API to run. Its files target 1.17.1 only, and the latest is version 1.0.0, released on 2021-10-16. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker public. Because it changes what players can see, it runs on client and server, so both sides need it installed.
Key features
Glowing potion recipe
The potion is brewed from a glow ink sac, so it is made from an item found in ocean monuments and caves.
Splash glowing effect
A thrown splash potion makes entities in its area visible through walls for a limited time.
Drinkable glowing effect
Drinking the potion applies the glowing effect to the player, so the player's outline shows to others.
Glow squid ingredient use
Glow squids provide the glow ink sacs used in the brewing recipe, giving them a practical role.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Locating friends
Players on a shared server can throw a splash potion over an area to find teammates who went into caves or forests.
Monitoring traps
A splash potion thrown into a trapped room reveals intruders hiding behind walls.
Who it’s for: Players who want a simple Fabric potion for finding or tracking other players on a 1.17.1 world, and server owners who run it on a 1.17.1 server with Fabric.
How it compares
Splash Window is a Fabric client-side only mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.4, so it runs without any server install. Extra Alchemy is a Fabric client and server mod under All rights reserved, with files for 1.16.3 – 1.21.1. Glowing Potion stays on 1.17.1 only, so the two cover different version ranges.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Potion | Fabric | 1.17.1 | Client and server | 2021-10-16 |
| Splash Window | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2024-10-16 |
| Extra Alchemy | Fabric | 1.16.3 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-14 |
Questions
What does Glowing Potion require?
Does Glowing Potion have to be installed on both sides?
Which Minecraft version does Glowing Potion support?
In the catalog
Glowing Potion is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 4,181 mods support Minecraft 1.17.1.
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What the author says
Really simple Fabric mod which adds a Potion of Glowing brewed with a glow ink sac. Now glow squids are a bit more useful. If you want this potion in your favourite vanilla+ mod, you can probably get the devs to add it if you ask nicely since it's so simple. If you're one of those devs and have included the potion to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glowing-potion
- Owner
- ekain06
- Published
- 2021-10-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-10-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15