Glow Torches
Glow Torches is a lightweight and vanilla-friendly mod that adds waterproof torches to Minecraft. The titular Glow Torches can be crafted with Glow Ink Sacs and function just like regular torches, except that they can be placed underwater!
They're not quite as bright as regular torches, having a light level of 12, but they have a unique appearance and sparkle nicely. And since Glow Squids can be difficult to find, this mod also adds a recipe to combine regular Ink Sacs with Glowstone Dust to create Glow Ink Sacs.
RecipesGlow Torch
Glow Ink Sac
Usage- You're more than welcome to use this mod in any modpacks!
- All of the original code in this project is licensed under the GPL-3.0, so you're free to use it or copy it as you see fit, as long as you also open source any projects you release that include it
- Attribution is appreciated but not required
- The idea for this mod came from Nekoma's "I Fixed "USELESS" Minecraft Features" video
- I referenced realmayus' code for their Aquatic Torches mod while working on this, although all the code for this mod was written from scratch
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as glowtorches-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 194 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.