How do I install Boosted Brightness Refabricated?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Boosted Brightness Refabricated work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Boosted Brightness Refabricated

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.19–1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by NotRyken · on CurseForge

A Minecraft Fabric mod to increase the available brightness range. Updated from the original project at…

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.20.3–1.20.4Newest
Minecraft 1.20.2
Minecraft 1.19.4

⬇ Download for 1.20.3–1.20.4 ⬇ Download for 1.20.2 ⬇ Download for 1.19.4

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Boosted Brightness

Boosted Brightness is a simple mod that allows you to set your brightness beyond default levels. It makes use of Fabric (not Forge) and is compatible with Minecraft 1.20.

Features

Modified brightness slider, extending brightness range to -150% to 1200%. GIF showing the range of the new brightness slider

Up to 5 custom brightness levels accessible via Mod Menu. Image of 5 brightness levels in options

Keybinds to raise/lower brightness and switch to particular brightness levels in-game. Image of the keybind selector

Screenshots

Cave brightness comparison Comparison of several brightness levels in a cave

Nighttime brightness comparison Comparison of several brightness levels underwater

Installation

Install Fabric
Drop the Fabric API jar into the mods folder
Drop the Boosted Brightness and Mod Menu jars into the mods folder

Compatibility

Works with Optifine. Let me know if you find any compatibility issues.

License

MIT. Feel free to use this mod in any modpack.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.2
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 CurseForge — 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 boosted-brightness-2.2.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 43 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

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

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