Useful Lanterns
by Fyoncle
Useful Lanterns puts lanterns on a dedicated Trinket slot, so a player can carry a light source on the body while keeping hands and the hotbar free.
What it does
The mod adds a Lantern Slot to the Trinkets system. An item placed in that slot is shown on the character model, and the lantern it holds emits light, so the player moves with a light source that does not take up a hand. Vanilla lanterns can be used there as well as the lanterns added by other mods.
Dynamic lighting is supported through LambDynamicLights, which is an optional dependency. With it installed, the light a worn lantern gives off updates as the player moves. The side a lantern is worn on and its rendered scale can be set in the config file, and the mod does not need extra tags to accept lanterns from other mods.
Useful Lanterns needs Fabric API, Fzzy Config and Trinkets. Mod Menu is optional and provides an in-game settings screen. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published for Fabric only, for game versions 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 1.21 and 1.21.1, and the code is licensed under the MIT License as open source.
Key features
Lantern Slot
A dedicated Trinket slot holds one lantern and displays it on the character model.
Lighting from worn lanterns
With LambDynamicLights present, a worn lantern lights the area around the player as it moves.
Configurable placement
The config file sets which side the lantern is worn on and the scale at which it is drawn.
Vanilla and modded lanterns
Vanilla lanterns work in the slot, and lanterns from other mods can be added without extra tags.
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 3
Optional 2
How it compares
Wearable Lanterns (Trinket) is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 only, client and server, under the MIT License and open source. Torches 'n' Trinkets is also Fabric, client and server, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4. Useful Lanterns covers six versions 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is also open source under the MIT License. Visible Armor Slots is not open source and is client required with the server optional, so it differs in environment and licensing.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Lanterns | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Wearable Lanterns (Trinket) | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-09 |
| Torches 'n' Trinkets | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-09-24 |
| Visible Armor Slots | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-01-06 |
Questions
Does Useful Lanterns need Trinkets?
Do the server and players both need the mod?
Is LambDynamicLights required for light to work?
Which game versions does Useful Lanterns support?
In the catalog
Useful Lanterns is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds a Trinket slot called the "Lantern Slot" that let's you put a lantern on your hip which renders on your character with dynamic lighting and very cool physics. For it to emit light LambDynamicLights is required.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useful-lanterns
- Owner
- Fyoncle
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15