Shimmer
ModAdds colorful lights and a soft glow to your world.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−10 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
5 points lost22 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.2 months ago (24 Aug 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.1.20.6 on Forge and Fabric. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
10 points lost5 / 15Removed 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.50 of the 114 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (44%) See the 50 modpacks0 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known 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 · Low-Drag-MC/Shimmer 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Low-Drag-MC/Shimmer 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.713,360 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.4 years, 74 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
48.3 of the 64 points that apply = 75 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Shimmer is a rendering-focused mod that adds configurable colored lighting and bloom, extending Minecraft’s visuals rather than adding new gameplay content. Bloom can be applied to selected blocks, fluids, particles, and models, with examples including glowstone, lit redstone lamps, lava, and flame particles; resource packs can also mark textures or particles for the effect. Colored point lights can be configured for blocks such as sea lanterns and lit redstone lamps, while item lighting can make a held torch glow; these lights are visual effects and do not change Minecraft’s actual block-light level. The lighting and bloom settings can be supplied through JSON configuration or resource packs, and a graphical auxiliary screen provides color picking, radius controls, previews, applying settings, and exporting configuration. A Java API lets mod developers create more advanced lights, including state-dependent block lights and moving lights, and add bloom effects to rendered entities, block entities, and particles. Shimmer also includes seven built-in post-processing effects: Unreal-style and Unity-style bloom, warp, VHS, flicker, halftone, and dot screen. Colored lighting is capped at 2,048 lights, and support for colored light with Iris or Oculus shaders is generally unavailable while a shader is enabled.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 6 areas, as a library other mods build on: Rendering and graphicsChanges 13 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., World renderingChanges 6 game code files in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather., Game coreChanges 2 game code files in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 713K
- Created
- 26 May 2022
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Wiki , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Fabric 1.20 to 1.20.6. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
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.8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 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.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.
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 both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
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.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found8 of 40 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 found3 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 file811 code files read
Compatibility
See all 74 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that need Shimmer to work.
Modpacks using this project
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 6 a month now, 3 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
138 modpacks include Shimmer in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
All the Mods 9 - ATM913.7M downloadslast version with it 5 Dec 2023
TerraFirmaGreg-Modern1.7M downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2025
All The Mods - Gravitas² 213K downloadslast version with it 28 Mar 2024
GregTech Community Pack Modern161K downloadslast version with it 10 Jul 2024
Create: New Horizon71K downloadslast version with it 11 Mar 2025
Lost_Civilization:Wilds37K downloadslast version with it 18 Aug 2022
Sky of Grind35K downloadslast version with it 21 Oct 2024
Visualsmaxxing22K downloadslast version with it 7 Feb 2026
King's Skyblock20K downloadslast version with it 15 Nov 2023
Cursed Walking - Nightmare!19K downloadslast version with it 11 Sep 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Shimmer. Share: how many of the modpacks with Shimmer also have that mod.
AttributeFixAModin 49% of the modpacks with Shimmer
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 45% of the modpacks with Shimmer
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 44% of the modpacks with Shimmer
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Shimmer
Chat HeadsAModin 44% of the modpacks with Shimmer
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 43% of the modpacks with Shimmer
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 43% of the modpacks with Shimmer
Create: Steam 'n' RailsAModin 39% of the modpacks with Shimmer
sparkAModin 38% of the modpacks with Shimmer
BetterF3AModin 38% of the modpacks with ShimmerLatest 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.