Pocket Beacons
by MrCrabTAB
Pocket Beacons lets a player carry a portable beacon that applies Haste, Speed, Jump Boost or another chosen effect anywhere in the world.
What it does
A Pocket Beacon is a compact item sized to fit in the inventory, so it can be taken into any dimension, biome or fight. Crafting one produces the item, and right-clicking it opens a screen where the player inserts a fuel item into the fuel slot, selects the desired effect and clicks Apply to activate the buff. The effect then applies to the player for as long as the fuel lasts.
The mod is built for Fabric 1.21.11 and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its dependency, UI Lib, must be installed alongside it to supply the interface toolkit. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public, so server owners and players can read or report on the project directly.
Files cover only 1.21.11 at the moment. The first release, 1.0.0, was published on 2026-05-06, the same day the mod was first listed and last updated.
Key features
Portable beacon item
A beacon that fits in the inventory and can be carried wherever the player travels.
Choice of effects
The screen offers Haste, Speed and Jump Boost, so the player picks which buff to apply.
Fuel-based activation
An item placed in the fuel slot powers the effect, and the buff remains active while that fuel lasts.
Crafted recipe
The Pocket Beacon is a craftable item, so players obtain it through normal survival progression.
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
Travel and exploration
Players who cross large distances can keep a buff such as Speed active without relying on a fixed beacon structure.
Combat and mining
A chosen effect like Haste can be applied before a fight or a long tunnel, using a fuel item from the inventory.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric 1.21.11 who want beacon effects that move with them, and server owners who allow portable buffs on their world.
How it compares
RepairBeacon is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Pocket Jukebox targets 1.21 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, is client-side only and uses the MIT License, so it needs nothing on a server. Beacon Boost is server required with client optional, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and built for Fabric 1.21.11, where Pocket Beacons instead asks both sides to run it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-06 |
| RepairBeacon | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-04 |
| Pocket Jukebox | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-12 |
| Beacon Boost | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-02 |
Questions
Does Pocket Beacons need UI Lib?
Does the server need Pocket Beacons?
Which game versions does Pocket Beacons support?
In the catalog
Pocket Beacons is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
This mod is licensed under the MIT License.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pocket-beacons
- Owner
- MrCrabTAB
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15