Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.8–1.21.11
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Supported environments
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Details
Licensed MIT
Published 3 months ago
Updated 3 months ago
Item Glow adds true emissive rendering to items in Minecraft.
Any item that uses an _emissive texture variant will render at full brightness - glowing in your hand, in inventories, and anywhere items are rendered. No shaders. No OptiFine.
This is a lightweight, client-side mod designed to feel like a missing vanilla feature.
Features
- Emissive items render at full brightness
- Works in-hand, in GUIs, and all item render contexts
- Automatic detection via _emissive textures
- Compatible with modded items and resource packs
- No shaders or OptiFine required
- Minimal performance impact
How it works
Simply add an _emissive texture variant to your item model. Item Glow handles the rest. No configs required. No special APIs. Just works.
Example: https://bobotweaks.gitbook.io/item-glow/
Compatibility
- Client-side only
- Works alongside most rendering and content mods
- Safe to use on servers (visual only)



