LiteGrid
LiteGrid is a Fabric utility that shows a 3x3 safety grid around the player, with the block light value of each nearby tile.
What it does
Nine cells arranged in a 3x3 grid display the block light value at each tile around the player, from 0 to 15. Each cell is colored by its light level: green for 8 and above, marking well-lit, mob-safe ground; amber for 1 to 7, where some light is present but the tile is dim; and red for 0, where hostile mobs can spawn at night. The tile under the player carries a white outline so its position is found quickly in the grid. A footer reports how many of the nine cells are safe, written as N/9, and whether the area is spawn-proof.
The overlay is toggled with the L key. It is meant for checking spawn safety around a base, mob farm or path between buildings, where a torch placed by eye may leave a gap that the grid shows at once. The mod requires Fabric API. It is a client-side mod, so a server does not need it and players can join a server without installing anything. The code is under the MIT License, and the project is not open source. Files cover 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest release.
Key features
3x3 mob-spawn safety HUD
A nine-cell overlay shows the spawn-safety situation of the tiles surrounding the player at a glance.
Live block-light readings
Each cell updates with the current block light value of its tile, from 0 to 15.
Color-coded spawn risk
Green marks light 8 and above, amber marks light 1 to 7, and red marks light 0, where hostile mobs can spawn at night.
Safety counter in the footer
The footer shows how many of the nine cells are safe as N/9, and whether the area is spawn-proof.
Gallery
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 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who build bases, farms or paths and want to see the light value of nearby tiles without checking each block with the debug screen.
How it compares
Item Durability HUD is a Fabric, client-side only option with an MIT License, but it covers only 1.21.11 and is not open source. Light Overlay is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.6 – 26.3 under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Gleam is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiteGrid | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Not published | 2026-05-29 |
| Item Durability HUD | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-21 |
| Light Overlay | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Gleam | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-21 |
Questions
Does LiteGrid need Fabric API?
Which game versions does LiteGrid support?
In the catalog
LiteGrid is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/litegrid
- Owner
- kvapilvaclav0
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15