Dynamic Lighting & Offhand Torches (1.21+)
Bedrock add-on listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x (behavior + resource pack). File opened and checked on 22 Sep 2026; installs from the MC Bedrock Mods app on Android.
Light up your surroundings as you hold Torches, Lanterns, and other items with this Dynamic Lighting pack for Bedrock Edition!
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.21.70–26.50. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Features
- Held items emit light
- Torches, Lanterns, Glowstone, End Rods, Blaze Rods, Glow Ink Sacks, Shroomlights, and more!
- Light emitting mobs actually light up surroundings
- Glow squids, blazes, allays, ghast fireballs, endermen.
- Burning mobs light up surroundings
- Torches can be held in the offhand
- Thrown torch items emit light
Held Items Emit Light
Holding torches, lanterns, or any other light emitting block or item will now emit light which illuminates your surroundings!
Mobs Emit Light
Finally, the glow squid actually glows! Now mobs such as glow squids, blazes, allays, and the ghast’s fireballs now actually light up their surroundings! This makes Minecraft feel much more immersive.
Also, mobs and players on fire will light up their surroundings! This adds extra realism and visual effect.
Offhand Torches
Now torches can be held in the offhand! Not only do they emit light when held, but torches now emit light even in item form. See a deep cave? Drop a torch down and it will illuminate the surroundings!
- Edition: Minecraft Bedrock
- File type: .mcpack or .mcaddon
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.81, 1.21.93, 1.21.73
- How to install: Download the .mcpack or .mcaddon file. → Open it — Minecraft imports it. → In your world: Behavior Packs → Available → Activate, then the same under Resource Packs.
- 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 Bedrock addons & mods walks through it step by step.
- Pack type: .mcaddon — behaviour and resource pack in one file
- Manifest requires Minecraft 1.21.73 or newer
- Complete pack — everything it depends on is inside the file
- Download size: 1.1 MB
- Download link checked 5 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.