VanillaDL

VanillaDL by t.me/Nybik_YT

Colored dynamic lights for vanilla. Light bends around walls, passes through glass, and different colors blend.

Works on Minecraft 26.2 and 26.3, with or without Sodium. No Iris or OptiFine needed.

Placing a light

/execute align xyz run summon item_display ~0.5 ~1.5 ~0.5 {Tags:["vdl"],item:{id:"minecraft:leather_horse_armor",count:1,components:{"minecraft:custom_model_data":{floats:[1.0f]}}},Glowing:1b,glow_color_override:16711680,brightness:{block:15,sky:15}}

• floats:[1.0f]: slot 1 to 8, up to 8 lights at once
• glow_color_override: RGB color (16711680 red, 65280 green, 255 blue)
• brightness.block: brightness, brightness.sky: range (0-15)

Remove all lights: /kill @e[type=item_display,tag=vdl]

Settings

Edit assets/minecraft/shaders/include/vdl_config.glsl, then press F3+T.

Limitations

• Turn off Fabulous or Improved Transparency
• The light source must be on screen
• Not compatible with Iris shaderpacks or packs that change the terrain, item, rendertype_outline or lightmap shaders