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Headlight

by Mrbysco

Headlight adds a helmet that stores a light source, so players exploring caves or night terrain can keep darkness away while their hands stay free.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 26.1.2

What it does

Headlight adds the Headlight Helmet, which can hold a light source attached to the head. The light a source gives off depends on its strength, so a brighter item lights a wider area while mining or walking at night. Only items in the headlight:lights item tag may be placed inside the helmet, and the tag can be edited by a pack maker. Headlight runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Forge and NeoForge builds cover 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, and Sodium Dynamic Lights is an optional dependency.

Key features

  1. Headlight Helmet

    A helmet that holds one light source at a time and keeps it lit while worn.

  2. Light strength

    The strength of the stored item sets how much light the helmet emits.

  3. Lights item tag

    The headlight:lights tag controls which items can be placed inside the helmet.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.1.2Not available4.0.1
1.21.11Not available3.0.0
1.21.1Not available2.0.1
1.20.11.0.31.0.3
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Optional 1

Sodium Dynamic LightsMultiloader port of LambDynLights that adds Sodium options integration
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Miner's Helmet is a Forge and NeoForge helmet for 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Mining Helmet (Now Dyable) is open source under the MIT License and also runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
HeadlightForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-04-12
Miner's HelmetForge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-05-02
Mining Helmet (Now Dyable)Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-29

Questions

Does Headlight need Sodium Dynamic Lights?

No. Sodium Dynamic Lights is an optional dependency, so Headlight works without it.

Which loaders does Headlight support?

Headlight is published for Forge and NeoForge. The latest Forge file is 1.0.3 for 1.20.1, and the latest NeoForge file is 4.0.1 for 26.1.2, on the beta channel.

In the catalog

Headlight is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Equipment mods17,631Forge modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

Headlight adds a helmet "Headlight Helmet" capable of storing a light source. The strength of the light source will dictate the amount of light emitted while the helmet is worn making it perfect mining, caving or adventuring at night. You can right-click the Headlight Helmet to open a gui that allows you to insert a…
Mrbysco, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Mrbysco
Published
2025-01-30
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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