Tree Log Highlight
by AlekAlek
Tree Log Highlight draws outlines and fills around the connected wood logs of a tree, so a player can see the whole tree before felling it.
What it does
Breaking one log of a tree tends to bring down the rest, and the mod marks those connected logs in the world so the full extent of a tree is visible in advance. Highlights can be drawn as an outline, as a filled block, or as both at once. Colors for the main outline, the fill and the text can be set separately or synced to a single main color, and the fill transparency can be adjusted. Highlights can also be drawn through walls and other blocks, so logs hidden behind leaves or terrain still show up. Each wood type a player has encountered can be toggled individually in the in-game configuration menu, which allows control over which trees are highlighted.
The mod is client-side only, so only the player's client needs it and servers do not. It is published for Fabric only, for 1.21 – 1.21.8, and it requires Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Mod Menu. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Log outlines and fills
Highlights are drawn as an outline of the logs, a full fill of each block, or both together.
Per wood type toggles
Each discovered wood type can be enabled or disabled separately in the configuration menu.
Discovery order list
Wood types are listed in the order they were first found, with the oldest discoveries at the top.
Pulsing highlights
A subtle pulsing animation can be turned on, with its speed and intensity adjustable.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
How it compares
Color Me Outlines is a client-side Fabric mod under the MIT License, covering 1.19 – 1.20.1, so it targets older versions than this mod. CombatGlow is also client-side on Fabric, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, and is not open source. Toggle highlight outline box is client-side on Fabric with the MIT License, for 1.21.11 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Log Highlight | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2026-07-19 |
| Color Me Outlines | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-06-17 |
| CombatGlow | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Toggle highlight outline box | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Tree Log Highlight need Fabric API?
Does a server need Tree Log Highlight?
Can highlights be hidden for some wood types?
In the catalog
Tree Log Highlight is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Tree Log Highlight is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft that enhances your tree-felling experience by visually highlighting all connected log blocks of a tree when you interact with one of its logs. This helps you easily identify and harvest entire trees, including those from other mods.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tree-log-highlight
- Owner
- AlekAlek
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15