Item Glint
by adwadg
Item Glint changes how items held in first person are drawn, adding a glowing outline and bloom that the player can tune.
What it does
Held items gain a shiny glowing outline in the first-person view. The width, softness, opacity, bloom and glow strength of that outline can all be adjusted, so the effect can be subtle or strong. Main-hand and off-hand items keep separate settings, which lets each hand be styled on its own.
The outline is drawn in several color modes: a solid color, a dual-color scroll, a rainbow scroll, or a scroll through a palette sampled automatically from the item. Because it only changes how the client draws held items, it has no effect on the world, other players or the server. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, with the latest builds targeting 26.1 on Fabric and 1.20.1 on Forge.
Item Glint covers the game versions 1.20.1 – 26.1, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 and 26.1. The code is open source under the MIT License, and its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Glowing held items
Items in hand receive a shiny glow that makes them stand out in the first-person view.
Outline shape controls
Width, softness and opacity of the outline can be set to fit different items and personal taste.
Bloom and glow strength
Bloom and glow strength are adjustable, so the light spread around an item can be tuned separately from its outline.
Color modes
Solid color, dual-color scrolling, rainbow scrolling and auto-sampled palette scrolling are all available.
Separate hand settings
Main hand and off hand each keep their own configuration, so the two hands can use different looks.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Highlighting tools
A player can give a held tool or weapon a distinct outline so it is simple to spot while building or fighting.
Styling held items
Players who build or film with the first-person view can match the glow to a scene by picking a color mode.
Who it’s for: Players who want to change how held items look in first person on the client. Since it is client-side only, servers do not need to install it.
How it compares
lumaLight is a Fabric and Forge client mod that is not open source and runs for 1.20.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License. Transparent Glowing is open source under the MIT License and supports Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 only. Glint Everything is Fabric-only, not open source, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.2, so it suits a narrower version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item Glint | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-16 |
| lumaLight | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
| Transparent Glowing | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2024-07-09 |
| Glint Everything | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
Questions
Does Item Glint need to be installed on a server?
Which loaders does Item Glint support?
Is the source code available?
In the catalog
Item Glint is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.
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What the author says
A client-side visual mod that adds customizable outline and bloom effects to held items in first person.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/item-glint
- Owner
- adwadg
- Published
- 2026-03-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15