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Simple Dynamic Lights
A lightweight dynamic lights datapack for Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 7. Hold a torch, lantern, glowstone, or other light-emitting items to illuminate your…
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Simple Dynamic Lights
A lightweight datapack that makes light-emitting items illuminate your surroundings when you hold them. No mods required — pure vanilla datapack.
Features
- Mainhand & Offhand lighting — Hold any supported item and light follows you
- Head slot lighting — Wear a Jack o' Lantern or Lantern as a helmet for hands-free lighting
- Multiple light levels — Items emit light at their realistic vanilla levels
- Lightweight — Only 14 files, no overlays, no bloat
- No setup required — Just install and it works
Supported Items
| Light Level | Items |
|---|---|
| 15 | Glowstone, Lantern, Sea Lantern, Jack o' Lantern, Beacon, Conduit, Shroomlight, Campfire, Lava Bucket, Redstone Lamp, all Froglights |
| 14 | Torch, End Rod, Fire Charge |
| 10 | Soul Torch, Soul Lantern, Soul Campfire, Crying Obsidian, Enchanted Golden Apple |
| 7 | Redstone Torch, Glow Berries, Glow Ink Sac, Glow Item Frame |
How to Install
- Download the
.zipfile - Place it in your world's
datapacksfolder (saves/<world name>/datapacks/) - Run
/reloadin-game, or rejoin the world - Hold a torch and walk into the dark!
Compatibility
Built and tested for Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 7. Uses pack format 105.
Notes
- Players only — mobs holding torches won't emit light
- Always on — there's no settings menu (yet)
- If lights ever get stuck after removing the pack, run
/kill @e[type=minecraft:marker,tag=dynlight]
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2-snapshot-8
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as dynlights-v1.0.1-mc26.2-snapshot-8.zip
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.