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Light Overlay

Mod

by lugosieben

A Light Overlay Mod that's efficient and simple.

Type

Mod

CurseForge Downloads

42,203

CurseForge ID

1376481

Modrinth Downloads

589,940

Modrinth ID

8qVa1XCN

Last Updated

Oct 27, 2026

Description

A Light Overlay Mod that's efficient and powerful.

Works with Shaders (Iris) generic-plural

This mod adds a configurable, fully client-side Light Overlay to the game, showing you where mobs can spawn at night. Very useful for spawn-proofing.

Light Overlay Modes Comparison

Feature Requests & Bug Reports

Feature Requests / Bug Reports are always welcome and they typically get implemented in less than 2 days! To create one, you can simply open an issue and I'll look at it.

Translate Light Overlay to your language!

How to help: Guide

Language Translators ♥️
German (incomplete) Kolpixx
Chinese (Simplified) (incomplete) edeipici
Spanish (incomplete) UnPanMuySaS
Hungarian BigM

Configuration

Use Mod Menu or /lightoverlay config to enter the config.

Usage

Use the keybind (F9 by default) or /lightoverlay to toggle the Light Overlay.

Made by Lugo, with help for Iris compat by lowercasebtw

If you like Light Overlay, consider giving a star on GitHub! ⭐

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

Fabric

Game Versions

1.21.6 1.21.7 1.21.8 1.21.9 1.21.10 1.21.11 26.1 26.1.1-rc-1 26.1.1 26.1.2 +1 more

Recommended Gear

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External Resources

CurseForge Modrinth Source Code Issues