Better Dynamic Light Addon (26.x, 1.21) – Realtime Handheld Light Sources For Dark Caves

Better Dynamic Light Addon lets you explore dark areas without placing torches everywhere. It makes your held items like torches and lanterns glow in real time as you walk. This allows you to see clearly in dark caves while keeping your light source in your hand.

Features:

Held torches glow in real time as you walk around.
Lanterns also provide moving light while in your hand.
Torches shine brighter than usual to help you see better.
Saves you from placing torches every ten blocks in caves.
Helps you spot dangerous mobs like creepers in the dark.

Screenshots:

Edit world menu displaying the active better dynamic light addon behavior pack

Player holding a glowing torch at night with a skeleton nearby in Minecraft

A player stands on a snowy mountain peak with a mob at sunset

Better Dynamic Light Addon showing a player holding a glowing torch at sunset

Player holding a glowing torch on snowy mountains with Better Dynamic Light Addon

A single torch placed on a snowy mountain peak during the night

Better Dynamic Light Addon shows a player holding a glowing torch near zombies

Player character standing in a snowy biome with a large frozen mountain backdrop

Better Dynamic Light Addon Screenshot 9 — Held torches illuminate dark caves in real time while you walk