Prettier Lanterns
Prettier Lanterns is a Fabric decoration mod that adds lantern variants, dyeable iron chains and seasonal lanterns for builders.
What it does
Prettier Lanterns adds ore-material lantern variants and sixteen dye-colored lanterns, along with seasonal lanterns for Halloween, Christmas and Easter. Each lantern has a matching dyeable iron chain, so the two pieces share one color theme in a build. Chains can be placed vertically or horizontally, the same way vanilla chains are. The lantern textures are animated, and the item textures are kept clean.
Crafting recipes exist for the lanterns and the chains, and most of them are simple and follow the vanilla style. The mod is aimed at light-up builds, where ore-themed, colorful and seasonal lanterns can be mixed with the existing decoration blocks. Installation needs Fabric API on the Fabric loader, and the mod is published for 26.1.2 only, with one file dated 2026-05-31. The author notes that more lanterns and chains may be added in future updates.
Only the client and server pairing matters for setup here: the server and every player need the mod. The code is released under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Ore-material lanterns
Lantern variants are made from ore materials, giving builds a range of tones from the same block family.
Dye-colored lanterns
Sixteen lanterns come in each dye color, so a build can match a palette without custom textures.
Seasonal lanterns
Halloween, Christmas and Easter lanterns add holiday-themed light sources to a base.
Dyeable iron chains
Iron chains take any dye color and place vertically or horizontally, like vanilla chains.
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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 1
Use cases
Themed light-up builds
Ore-material and dye-colored lanterns can be combined with matching chains to light a room with one color theme.
Seasonal decoration
Holiday lanterns suit spaces built around a specific event, and they can be swapped out once the season ends.
Who it’s for: Builders who want extra lantern and chain styles for vanilla-style decoration, and server owners who want holiday lanterns on their worlds. Players need Fabric API installed alongside the mod.
Questions
Does Prettier Lanterns need Fabric API?
Which game version does Prettier Lanterns support?
Must the server have Prettier Lanterns installed?
In the catalog
Prettier Lanterns is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Prettier Lanterns is a vanilla-friendly decoration mod that adds new lantern variants and matching dyeable chains to Minecraft. Light up your builds with ore-themed lanterns, colorful dye lanterns, seasonal lanterns, and matching chains that fit naturally with the vanilla style.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/prettier-lanterns
- Owner
- TheRealRaphael
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15