Shine
by tapeQ
Visual effects for Minecraft, from lighting and atmosphere to particles and interactive details, are added by Shine on the client side.
What it does
Shine adds a set of visual effects to the game, covering lighting, atmosphere, particles and interactive details. Its settings can be changed from the in-game config screen, so each effect can be tuned or turned off without editing files. Sodium is required, and the mod is installed alongside it on the client.
The mod is built for Fabric and NeoForge. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy. Files cover the game versions 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2, in the range 1.21.1 – 26.2. The latest Fabric file is 3.1.1+26.2 for 26.2, and the latest NeoForge file is 2.0.2+1.21.1-neoforge for 1.21.1, on the beta channel. The code is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source, though the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Lighting effects
Light sources and their glow are rendered with added bloom and shading, changing how blocks look at night and underground.
Atmospheric effects
The sky, fog and weather surroundings receive additional visual layers to set the mood of a scene.
Particle effects
Blocks, mobs and actions emit extra particles that give the world more movement and detail.
Interactive details
Small world details react to the player as they walk past or interact with them.
Configurable effects
Each group of effects can be adjusted in the in-game config screen, so visuals can be matched to a computer's performance.
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
Screenshots and scenes
Players building for photos can add lighting and atmosphere to a scene without changing the blocks themselves.
Atmospheric survival
Players who want a moodier world can enable the atmosphere and particle groups for everyday play.
Who it’s for: Players who want more visual detail on their own client. The mod is for single-player and multiplayer clients that already run Sodium. Servers do not need it.
How it compares
Stagelight is a Fabric mod for client and server, released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.2. Sodium Shadowy Path Blocks is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on the client alone and covers Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16.1 – 26.3. Old Crystals is client-side, open source under the MIT License and published for Fabric in 1.21.9 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shine | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-28 |
| Stagelight | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-17 |
| Sodium Shadowy Path Blocks (SSPB) | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Old Crystals | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-15 |
Questions
Does Shine require Sodium?
Does Shine need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Shine support?
In the catalog
Shine is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Check the Gallery above for screenshots. Highly customizable from the in-game config screen.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shine
- Owner
- tapeQ
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15