This is a very small, simple mod that lets you mine Glowstone faster using a pickaxe. Glowstone could be mined with a pickaxe back in Beta 1.7.3, and it was honestly quite a dumb decision of them to change that, as its super convenient being able to mine Glowstone faster with a pickaxe.
Also, as a little extra convenience, Glowstone will always drop 4 Glowstone Dust when mined without Silk Touch.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- 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 mine_glowstone_with_pickaxes.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.