How do I install Item Shadows?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Item Shadows work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Item Shadows

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Homak · on Modrinth

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Adds a simple drop shadow to every rendered item in the GUI, configurable via YACL and ModMenu

Can be laggy as it renders every item twice

Items with drop shadows

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as itemshadows-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 144 KB
Download link checked 4 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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