Miner's Helmet
With Miner's Helmet, a helmet provides a light source that moves with the player through dark caves and underwater areas.
What it does
The helmet adds light wherever the player looks in dark areas such as caves, Ancient City rooms and underwater trenches, which helps players find a path. Mobs can also spawn wearing or holding mining gear: zombies, husks and villagers are equipped with iron pickaxes and mining helmets, and a config option turns this off. Miners and the mob spawn tag mining helmet:miner are part of the same content.
The helmet is set to become available once a player obtains a lantern, so it is crafted after that step. Installation runs on both Forge and NeoForge, and Miner's Helmet is set to client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.16.5, 1.19 – 1.19.4, 1.20.4, 1.21.4, 1.21.7, 1.21.8 and 26.1.2, and the latest NeoForge build targets 26.1.2. The code is closed, and All rights reserved applies.
Key features
Dynamic helmet light
The helmet lights up the surrounding area as the player moves, including dark caves and underwater spaces.
Mobs with mining gear
Zombies, husks and villagers are equipped with iron pickaxes and mining helmets, and drop helmets when slain.
Config option
A config option lets server owners disable the mob equipment spawns.
Lucent support
The mod works with Lucent, a smooth dynamic lighting mod, for smoother and more performant lighting.
Translations
The mod has been translated into several languages, with translators credited on the project page.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who explore dark caves, underwater trenches and the Ancient City, and server owners who want mobs to carry mining gear. The helmet and mob spawns are separate, so each can be turned off through the config.
How it compares
Digger Helmet is for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Headlight is also for Forge and NeoForge, covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 and is open source under the MIT License, so it can be read or modified. Mining Helmet is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21 – 1.21.6 that is server required and client optional, which differs from Miner's Helmet, where both sides need it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miner's Helmet | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-02 |
| Digger Helmet | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
| Headlight | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-12 |
| Mining Helmet | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-20 |
Questions
Does Miner's Helmet need to be on the server?
Can the mobs' mining gear be turned off?
Which versions does Miner's Helmet support?
In the catalog
Miner's Helmet 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.
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What the author says
A mod that simply adds a helmet with dynamic lighting. This is a very simple mod that just adds a mining helmet that lights up your way in dark areas such as caves and ravines. Zombies can spawn with Iron Pickaxes, and mining helmets. There’s a config option to disable this.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/miners-helmet
- Owner
- Modding Legacy
- Published
- 2023-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15