glow-ores-vanilla-emissive
Ores glow in the dark using vanilla emissive block models — no OptiFine, no shaders, no mods. Not X-ray, server-safe.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
Glow Ores
Ores glow in the dark. The ore part of each block — the ore chunks and their outline — emits light at full brightness, so you can spot and mine ores even in pitch-black caves. The surrounding stone, deepslate, and netherrack stay normally lit.
No mods, no shaders, no OptiFine
The glow uses Minecraft's native emissive block models (1.21.2+). It works on pure vanilla Minecraft and is compatible with Sodium. Nothing extra to install.
Not X-ray — server-safe
This does not let you see through blocks. It only makes ores you can already see easier to spot. Safe to use on servers.
Covers all 18 ore types
Coal, iron, copper, gold, redstone, lapis, diamond, and emerald — each in overworld and deepslate form — plus nether gold and nether quartz.
Installation
- Download the latest file.
- Place the
.zipin yourresourcepacksfolder. - Enable it in Settings → Resource Packs.
Supported version
Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.2 (resource pack format 84).
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft version listed: 26.1.2
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java resource packs walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as glow-ores-v1.0.0.zip
- Download size: 1.6 MB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.