Glow Ink Plus
ModUse glow ink to make wool, carpets, and other blocks glow.
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Maintenance
1 point lost26 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 weeks ago (4 Oct 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.3 (latest) on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge, 1.21.11 on Forge 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 6 of the last 24 months 5 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.6 of the 100 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (6%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · anviaan/GlowInkPlus 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · anviaan/GlowInkPlus 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.189,712 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.2 years, 69 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 14 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
68.7 of the 71 points that apply = 97 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Glow Ink Plus expands the uses of glow ink sacs, letting players give a luminous, emissive appearance to wool, carpets, beds, stained glass and panes, candles, concrete and concrete powder, glazed terracotta, terracotta, leather armor, banners, shields, and sheep. Most of these additions support all 16 dye colors; glowing wool emits a low light level while rendering at full brightness, and glowing beds retain vanilla sleeping and spawn-setting behavior. Glowing concrete powder still falls and hardens into glowing concrete in water, stained glass remains transparent and beacon-compatible, and candles can be placed up to four per block with their glow added to the candlelight. Players can make a sheep's wool glow with a glow ink sac; the effect persists and is visible to other players, and shearing the sheep yields one to three matching-color glow wool. Leather armor can be made emissive in a smithing table without a template, keeps its dye color, and can be washed in a water cauldron; glowing banners preserve their patterns, colors, and custom names, while banner glow transfers to a shield when used to decorate it. Glowing items display a yellow “Glowing” tooltip, and the mod supports Fabric, NeoForge, and Quilt.
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In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 5 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 8 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Inventory and itemsChanges 2 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 160 blocks, 1 item and 194 recipes.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- anvian
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
- Downloads
- 190K
- Created
- 27 Jul 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.29 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 14 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
The author declares on Modrinth that it sends crash reports or usage data unless you turn this off.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 14 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file36 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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130 modpacks include Glow Ink Plus in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Stardew Village - Living the village life19K downloadslast version with it 2 Mar 2023
LoVeLy RTX [LVL RTX]17K downloadslast version with it 23 May 2023
Inclusive Reborn12K downloadslast version with it 3 Jul 2024
Minecraft Jade6.9K downloadslast version with it 4 Dec 2024
Modrinth Tech Rat6.8K downloadslast version with it 10 Feb 2024
CottageCraft5.7K downloadslast version with it 10 May 2024
NeverCraft 1.05.5K downloadslast version with it 3 Sep 2025
Proxi's Vanilla Ultimate5K downloadslast version with it 1 Feb 2026
EurekaCraft 24.3K downloadslast version with it 14 Nov 2023
Wafflesauce4K downloadslast version with it 22 Nov 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Glow Ink Plus. Share: how many of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus also have that mod.
Chat HeadsAModin 52% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Visual WorkbenchAModin 51% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Easy AnvilsAModin 48% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Macaw's TrapdoorsAModin 48% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Towns and TowersBModin 46% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
TerralithAModin 45% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Easy MagicAModin 45% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
BetterF3AModin 44% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
Macaw's Lights and LampsBModin 44% of the modpacks with Glow Ink Plus
AttributeFixAModin 43% of the modpacks with Glow Ink PlusLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.