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Glowing

Use Optifine/ConnectedTextureMod/Vanilla(CoreShaders) format to make some things glow or emissive for vanilla.

Resource packsFree1.12 – 1.21
by 7777777_4547 · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Use Optifine/ConnectedTextureMod/Vanilla(CoreShaders) format to make some things glow or emissive for vanilla.

Glowing is a resource pack made by 7777777_4547. It supports Minecraft 1.12 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 761,966 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Nov 6, 2025.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.181.171.161.131.12

Release history

Glowing has had 62 releases on Modrinth since Sep 13, 2022. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is v0.5.0-1.21.2_OF, released on Nov 6, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.11. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 1.6 MB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
v0.5.0-1.21.2_OFNov 6, 20251.21 – 1.21.11Release
v0.5.0-1.20_OFNov 6, 20251.20 – 1.20.6Release
v0.5.0-1.19_OFNov 6, 20251.17 – 1.19.4Release
v0.5.0-1.16_OFNov 6, 20251.15.2 – 1.16.5Release
v0.5.0-1.14_OFNov 6, 20251.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4Release

Latest release on GitHub

Glowing is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v0.5.0, published on Nov 6, 2025.

Item

  • Add Clock
  • Add Copper Lantern (1.21.9+), Copper Torch (1.21.9+)
  • Add Nether Star
  • Add Torch
  • Add all trims emissive support (1.20+)

Block

  • Add Fire, Lantern, Torch, Campfire
  • Add Copper Lantern (1.21.9+), Copper Torch (1.21.9+)
  • Add End Rod

Entity

  • Add Ender Dragon
  • Add Endermite
  • Add Glow Squid (1.17+)
  • Add all trims emissive support (1.20+)

Other

  • Improve some PBR texture visual quality (tested in complementary shaders r5.6.1)
  • Merge some versions:
  • 1.16 (1.15-1.16)
  • 1.19 (1.17-1.19)

Before that: v0.4.2 for 1.21.2+[Optifine] (Mar 27, 2025), v0.4.1 for 1.21.2+[Optifine] (Mar 15, 2025).

Description from the author on Modrinth

Glowing

Use Optifine/ConnectedTextureMod/CoreShaders format let some things glowed or emissive for vanilla.

Features

Now is glow on these things:

  • All ores(Include ancient debris and gilded blackstone)
  • Structure blocks
  • Redstone components
  • Lapis and redstone block
  • Four stages of amethyst
  • Chorus flower
  • Command block
  • Enchanting table
  • The ender eye inserted in end portal frame
  • Brewing stand
  • Raw ore blocks
  • ...and more

Format

Currently, three formats are using.(Maybe I will make JMX format. Here)

Format compatibilities:
Optifine > ConnectedTextureMod, because CTM format is made by modifying the model. And then, this pack changed target's and redstone dust's blockstates, which maybe caused some other pack's compatibility.

Vanilla(CoreShaders):

Optifine:

ConnectedTextureMod:

Backport to old mc version? (Plan?)

Full and real time's plan is here.
I will, but only when I have time to do it:

  • OF will backport to 1.8&1.7
  • CTM will backport to 1.15&1.12(Maybe I can't backport it, because that is too hard)

Mods support?

This pack only for vanilla things, Glowing Extra [in dev] is support for mods (Or try this unofficial fork/addon:
GLOWING+)

Written by 7777777_4547. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Glowing

  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 Glowing to the right-hand list and click Done.

  5. It is made for Minecraft 1.12 – 1.21. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12
Edition
Java
Needs
Continuity, [ETF] Entity Texture Features
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

Glowing compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

ResourceDownloadsVersionsLast updatePrice
Glowingthe one you looked at762K1.12 – 1.21Nov 6, 2025Free
Emissive Glowing OresTheBugCoder474K1.16 – 26.x23 days agoFree
Shiny OresCountXD170K1.12 – 1.20May 8, 2024Free
Glowing Armor TrimsCountXD163K1.20Jun 7, 2023Free

Questions

Does Glowing work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Glowing free?

Yes. Glowing is free to download from Modrinth.

Does Glowing need anything else?

Yes: Continuity, [ETF] Entity Texture Features. Install it before Glowing.

Is Glowing still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to Glowing?

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