Outline Effects
by Mugen
Outline Effects gives enchanted tools, weapons and armor a glowing outline that follows the vanilla enchantment glint, and it adds in-game settings for changing the look.
What it does
The outline is drawn around the item model, so it follows vanilla enchantment glint on enchanted tools, weapons, armor, trident and shield. Runes sit on the model itself and glow in third person as well. Resource packs that retexture items with 3D models keep working, and the effect can be tuned to match the pack.
An in-game quick settings panel changes every option live, through a key that opens it without leaving the game. The mod runs in singleplayer and on a server, but it is client-side only, so a server install does nothing and players only need it on their own game. Files exist for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 2.1 for 1.21.1 as the latest build on both loaders.
Setup is per mod: the Punchy! effect can be combined with this one, and several visual mods were tested alongside it. Required libraries are LambDynamicLights, Mod Menu, YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), and on NeoForge the NeoForge edition of Mod Menu. The code is not open source and all rights are reserved.
Key features
Enchantment outline
Enchanted tools, weapons and armor receive an outline that matches the vanilla enchantment glint.
Runes on tridents and shields
Runes are drawn on the item model and outline trident and shield, glowing in first and third person.
Live quick settings
A quick settings panel opens with a key and applies every change immediately, without a restart.
3D item model support
Retextured items with 3D models in resource packs still display the outline.
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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 3
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want enchanted gear to stand out visually and who play with custom resource packs or extra visual mods, on Fabric or NeoForge for 1.20.1 or 1.21.1.
How it compares
Outline N' Stuff - Enchantments is also client-side only and has files for Fabric and NeoForge, covering 1.21.1 – 26.2, and it is not open source. Enchantment Glint Outline is Fabric only, client-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and built for 1.21.4 – 26.2. Custom Glow Enchantment Outline supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 26.3 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outline Effects | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-14 |
| Outline N' Stuff - Enchantments | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-07 |
| Enchantment Glint Outline | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-05 |
| Custom Glow Enchantment Outline | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does Outline Effects need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose?
What libraries does Outline Effects need?
In the catalog
Outline Effects is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Without YACL the mod runs with its defaults; settings can still be changed in config/hmioutline.json.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/outline-effects
- Owner
- Mugen
- Published
- 2026-07-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15