CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Traveler's Lantern
Hang a lantern on your belt: it lights your way hands-free with smooth moving light and swings as you move. Works client-only on any server.
Quick answer
Which Traveler's Lantern release should I use?
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1) targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Traveler's Lantern required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1) need?
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1). Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Traveler's Lantern without breaking your instance.
Built for Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1). Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1). It targets 1.20.1 with Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1). It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Traveler's Lantern add?

Your light, hands free. Hang a lantern on your belt with one key. It lights your way wherever you walk, swings as you move, and leaves both hands free for your pickaxe, sword or shield. For Minecraft 26.2 and 26.3 on Fabric, NeoForge and Forge. It works on your client alone on any server, and with the mod on the server too, everyone sees each other's lanterns.



- Hands-free light. Press B and the lantern goes from your hand to your belt. Press B again to take it back.
- It really swings. The lantern hangs from your hip and swings as you walk, sprint, jump and turn, and gives a quiet clink when it knocks against your leg.
- Smooth moving light. The light glides along with the lantern instead of jumping a block at a time, and eases over steps and ledges. No other light mod needed.
- Fits the moment. A soft glow at noon or in a lit room, full strength at night and underground. It fades between the two as you walk in and out of caves.
- Every lantern. Lanterns, soul lanterns (a dimmer light), copper lanterns and lanterns from other mods.
- Works on any server. On a server without the mod, only you see your lantern. With the mod on the server, everyone sees everyone's lanterns and light, and even players without the mod get the light.

Carry a lantern and press B. The one in your hand goes on your belt first, otherwise one from your inventory. Press B again to take it off. Change the key in Controls.
On a server without the mod the lantern stays an ordinary item in your inventory, and your belt just shows it. On a server with the mod (and in singleplayer) it moves into the belt slot, so it's kept when you log out and drops like any item when you die (with keepInventory on, you keep it).

The settings are in config/travelers_lantern.json: adaptiveLight (softer light in bright places), smoothLight (off: the light moves a block at a time, which is lighter on slow computers), lightUpdatesPerSecond (20 to 60), clientLight (the lantern lights things at all), leftSide (which hip) and clinks. On a server, operators can use /travelerslantern light [true|false] to turn the light off or on for players who don't have the mod.

- Works with Sodium, and with Iris shaders: shader packs see the belt lantern as a held light.
- Works with Fresh Animations and its player animations: the lantern follows the animated hips.
- Client and server are both optional: a client with the mod can join any server, and a client without it can join a server that has it.

Put the jar for your loader in your mods folder: Fabric, NeoForge or Forge, for Minecraft 26.2 and 26.3. No other mods needed. Before removing it from a server, take your lantern off (press B), or it waits in the hidden belt slot until the mod is back.

- The light shines through walls, as with other moving-light mods.
- A soul lantern gives less light than a normal one, just like the blocks.


Traveler's Lantern is free. If it lights your way, a coffee helps fund the next update.
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All rights reserved, with permissions: you can use it anywhere, include it in modpacks with credit, and show it in videos. Full terms: LICENSE.
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Traveler's Lantern by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.2
4 loader builds1.21.1
4 loader builds1.21
4 loader builds1.20.1
4 loader buildsCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Traveler's Lantern versions and loaders
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, NeoForge, 1.20.1)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-1.20.1-forge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Fabric, Quilt, 1.20.1)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-1.20.1-fabric.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, 1.21.1)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-1.21.1-forge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (NeoForge, 1.21.1)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-1.21.1-neoforge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Fabric, Quilt, 1.21.1)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-1.21.1-fabric.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, 26.2)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.2-forge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (NeoForge, 26.2)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.2-neoforge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Fabric, Quilt, 26.2)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.2-fabric.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Forge, 26.3)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.3-forge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (NeoForge, 26.3)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.3-neoforge.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.16 (Fabric, Quilt, 26.3)
travelers_lantern-0.2.16-26.3-fabric.jar
10 Nov 2026
Traveler's Lantern 0.2.15 (Forge, 26.2)
travelers_lantern-0.2.15-26.2-forge.jar
10 Nov 2026
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