






Swinging Lanterns adds subtle movement to Minecraft lanterns and attached chains,
making builds feel more dynamic and alive.
Client-side only – works also on vanilla servers!
Features
- Smooth lantern swinging
- Weather-aware movement
Rain and thunder increase the intensity for a more immersive animation - Moving chains (optional)
Chain with attached lantern movement can be toggled in config - Lightweight & performance-friendly
Built to keep overhead minimal - Visual-only enhancement
Designed to improve ambience without changing gameplay in a client side mod! (works with vanilla servers) - Support Resource packs
- Configurable in-game (Mod Menu) or via json
- No shaders needed
- Compatible with third party lanterns Enjoy watching your builds with your modded lanterns swinging!
Lanterns gently sway, adding life and movement to your builds.
Thunderstorms hit different 🌧️
Configuration
You can tweak the mod to match your build style:
- Enable/disable chain movement
- Adjust swing movement and responsiveness
- Tune weather multipliers (rain / thunder)
- Adjust indoor movement (or disable it)
Compatibility
- Works alongside most client-side performance mods
- Shaders
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You may use this mod in any modpack without needing to ask for permission.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 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 swinginglanterns-fabric-26.2-1.5.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 456 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.