Coloful Lighting (Glowworks)
by xelbayria
Coloful Lighting (Glowworks) is a Forge helper mod that generates emitters.json and filters.json files for the Colorful Lighting Sodium Compat addon, so players do not have to write them by hand.
What it does
The helper scans installed blocks, identifies which ones emit light and which are glass, and writes the emitter and filter files that Colorful Lighting reads. Blocks can be excluded from either file through the configuration, and a color can be set for light types and glass types. Players who add 25 to 100 blocks at a time may find this useful, since the files are generated rather than edited.
Installation requires Colorful Lighting: Sodium/Embeddium Edition and Moonlight Lib. The mod runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. It is released for Forge 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.4 as the latest file, and all rights are reserved, so the code is not open source. Source code and an issue tracker are linked publicly.
Key features
Generated light files
Emitter and filter files are created automatically from the blocks found in the game, saving manual editing.
Configurable exclusions
Light blocks and glass blocks can be excluded from the generated files in the configuration.
Per-type colors
The color of each light type and each glass type can be set, covering one or more blocks at once.
Debug output option
The glowworks-client.toml file has a setting that saves the generated files to the debug resource pack folder for inspection.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Large modpacks
Packs with many light blocks can generate the Colorful Lighting files in one step instead of writing each entry.
Custom resource packs
Players who want to keep their own emitter and filter files can turn off the debug setting and add them to a custom resource pack.
Who it’s for: The mod suits modpack makers and players who run Colorful Lighting: Sodium/Embeddium Edition on Forge 1.20.1 and want its light data created automatically.
How it compares
Nik's LightBlocks is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Colorful Potions is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is open source. Particle Mimicry covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coloful Lighting (Glowworks) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-06 |
| Nik's LightBlocks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-31 |
| Colorful Potions | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2023-02-10 |
| Particle Mimicry | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-26 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Coloful Lighting (Glowworks) need?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Are the generated files kept after the debug setting is turned off?
In the catalog
Coloful Lighting (Glowworks) 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
Are you fed up with adding 25–100 blocks or more to emitters.json or filters.json for Colorful Lighting? That is what this mod is for! This Mod serves as an addon to Colorful lighting Sodium Compat. This is more of a "helper" mod in that it can identify every light block (LightType) and glass block (GlassType) in any…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/glowworks
- Owner
- xelbayria
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15