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Resources / Texture packs / Better Lanterns

Better Lanterns

Improves lanterns and chains models with an enhanced 3D look for a more immersive experience.

Texture packsFree1.19 – 26.x
by Nico4play · listed from Modrinth
Download › Install with the launcher

Opens Modrinth · 3,970,065 downloads there

Better Lanterns screenshot 1Better Lanterns screenshot 2Better Lanterns screenshot 3

What it does

Improves lanterns and chains models with an enhanced 3D look for a more immersive experience.

Better Lanterns is a texture pack made by Nico4play. It supports Minecraft 1.19 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 3,970,065 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 18, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.201.19

Release history

Better Lanterns has had 22 releases on Modrinth since Jan 23, 2023. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.4.0-mc26.2+26.3, released on Sep 18, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.2, 26.3. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 82 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.4.0-mc26.2+26.3Sep 18, 202626.2, 26.3Release
1.3.2-mc26.2Jun 26, 202626.2Release
1.3.2-mc26.1Mar 24, 202626.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2Release
1.3.1-mc1.21.11Dec 10, 20251.21.11Release
1.3.1-mc1.21.9+1.21.10Oct 13, 20251.21.9, 1.21.10Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Better Lanterns v1.4

Improves lanterns and chains models with an enhanced 3D look for a more immersive experience.

📝Features

This Resource Pack changes Lanterns and Chains by giving them a 3D model and a refreshing look. Moreover, it changes the way the Lanterns are held in third person, to be nicer and a bit more realistic.

🌟Mod Support

Mod
1.20.x
1.21.x
26.x

Arcane Lanterns
✅✅✅

Thin Air✅✅❌Mod has been
discontinued

🔗External links

[](curseforge.com/members/nico4play/projects)
[](planetminecraft.com/member/nico4play/)

🕰️Older Versions

Version 1.3

Better Lanterns v1.3

Improves lanterns and chains models with an enhanced 3D look for a more immersive experience.

Now Compatible with the new Copper Lanterns and Chains!

📝Features

This Resource Pack changes Lanterns and Chains by giving them a 3D model and a refreshing look. Moreover, it changes the way the Lanterns are held in third person, to be nicer and a bit more realistic.

🌟Mod Support (Starting from Version 1.2 and above)

The following mods are supported (Fabric & Forge)
Mod1.20.x1.21.x

Arcane Lanterns✅✅

Thin Air✅✅

Version 1.2 and older

Better Lanterns

Improves lanterns and chains models with an enhanced 3D look for a more immersive experience.

📝Features

This Resource Pack changes Lanterns and Chains by giving them a 3D model and a refreshing look. Moreover, it changes the way the Lanterns are held in third person, to be nicer and a bit more realistic.

🌟Mod Support (Starting from Version 1.2 and above)

The following mods are supported (Fabric & Forge)
Mod1.201.21

Arcane Lanterns✅✅

Thin Air✅✅

Written by Nico4play. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Better Lanterns

  1. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  2. In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.

  3. Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.

  4. Move Better Lanterns to the right-hand list and click Done.

  5. It is made for Minecraft 1.19 – 26.x. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Better Lanternsthe one you looked at4M1.19 – 26.xSep 18, 2026Free
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Lanterns EnhancedByjechu138K1.17 – 1.20May 15, 2024Free
Vervada's enhanced plantsValdr687119K1.19 – 26.xSep 26, 2026Free

Questions

Does Better Lanterns work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Better Lanterns supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19.

Is Better Lanterns free?

Yes. Better Lanterns is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Better Lanterns still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Better Lanterns?

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