Light Overlay

A Light Level Overlay Mod that's efficient and powerful.

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About this Mod

A Light Overlay Mod that's efficient and powerful.

Works with Shaders (Iris)

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

⚠️: Needs Update ✅: 100% translated

Language	Translators ♥️
✅ German	Kolpixx, Lugo_Sieben
⚠️ Chinese (Simplified)	edeipici, OoxO0OxoO
⚠️ Spanish	UnPanMuySaS
⚠️ Hungarian	BigM
⚠️ Japanese	sho-green
⚠️ French	florianorineveu
⚠️ Portuguese	renanclaudio0

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.

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

Available Versions

Light Overlay 2.12.0+26.2release

MC 26.2fabric

August 18, 2026

Light Overlay 2.11.1+26.2release

MC 26.2fabric

August 8, 2026

Light Overlay 2.11.0+26.2release

MC 26.2fabric

August 7, 2026

Light Overlay 2.10.4+26.2release

MC 26.2fabric

August 4, 2026

Light Overlay 2.10.3+26.2release

MC 26.2fabric

July 28, 2026

How to Install Light Overlay on Your Client

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

Download the Matching File

Choose the Light Overlay file for fabric and Minecraft 26.2.

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+8 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Light Overlay need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Light Overlay as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Light Overlay require?

Use a file for fabric and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Light Overlay is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.