ItemBeacon
by ProjectMichi
When a player drops items in the world, ItemBeacon makes them easier to spot, using customizable beacon beams and lightweight particles above each stack.
What it does
Dropped items are marked with a colored beam rising above them, and each beam can be styled by item rarity, item type, count or a filter. The beams have their own colors, widths and heights, and a built-in texture editor lets the player change the look of the beam itself. Two particle styles are available for items that should stand out without a beam.
Rendering is depth-aware, so beams and particles sit correctly behind walls and other blocks rather than drawing over them. Performance controls let the player lower the number of rendered beams and particles on weaker hardware. The settings screen opens with the B key by default and is organized into general settings, display, conditions and tabs for beacon layers, particles, textures and individual items.
ItemBeacon is a Fabric mod with 16 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2, and files for 1.21 – 1.21.11 and 26.1 – 26.2. It is client-side only, so the server does not need it and players can join a server without installing it. Simple GUI API is required and must be installed next to ItemBeacon on the client. The mod is released under a custom license and is not open source. Snapshot builds are published.
Key features
Customizable beacon beams
Beam color, width and height can be set separately for each rule, so each group of items gets a distinct marker.
Rarity, type and count filters
Items can be highlighted by rarity, item type, count or a custom filter, so only the items the player cares about stand out.
Two particle styles
Lightweight particles mark items that need a less prominent indicator than a full beam.
Depth-aware rendering
Beams and particles are hidden behind solid blocks, so they do not show through walls.
Performance controls
Settings reduce the number of rendered beams and particles for players on weaker systems.
Built-in texture editor
Beam textures can be edited in the mod, so the look of each beam does not depend on external files.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
RarityGlow is also a client-side mod, released under the MIT License, with files for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.11 – 26.3. Beacons is client-side only and released under the MIT License, but it only has a Fabric file for 1.21.10. FancyLoot is client-side only, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.1 on Fabric, so it is a different kind of item display rather than a beam marker.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ItemBeacon | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-04 |
| RarityGlow | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-06-17 |
| FancyLoot | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
Questions
Does ItemBeacon need Simple GUI API?
Does the server need ItemBeacon installed?
Which versions does ItemBeacon support?
In the catalog
ItemBeacon is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
ItemBeacon makes dropped items easy to find by rendering customizable beacon beams and lightweight particles above them. Press B by default to open the ItemBeacon settings screen.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/itembeacon
- Owner
- ProjectMichi
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15