Screenshot 1 of 4. Player in dark armor with bright yellow glowing trim bands in a forest, shown with the Glowing Armor Trims pack.
Glowing Armor Trims is a Bedrock texture pack from legend077 that makes armor trims light up instead of sitting flat on the armor. It is built for Bedrock only, and Java cannot load it. Every trim gets the glow, whatever material or smithing template made it.
Supported versions
- Minecraft 1.20 to 1.21.132.
What changes visually
It is a resource pack, not a shader. CurseForge tags it x64 and x128. The idea is that a trim should glow according to the material used to make it, and the pack applies that to every trim made with any material or template. The page includes screenshots of the same armor with and without the pack enabled, so you can judge the difference before you install it.
Installation
- 1.Open the downloaded .mcpack file with Minecraft. On Windows a double-click works, and on phones and tablets use open with Minecraft.
- 2.Open the world's settings and go to Resource Packs.
- 3.Activate Glowing Armor Trims and load the world.
For a manual install on Windows, place the pack folder in resource_packs under %appdata%\Minecraft Bedrock\users\shared\games\com.mojang. The newest file requires no other pack. New to add-ons? Our guide to installing add-ons on Bedrock covers the steps, and fixing add-ons that will not work helps if the pack does not show up.
Known limitations
It suits players who already like their armor look and want the trims to stand out. A similar pack, Glimmering Armour Trims, already existed on MCPEDL, and legend077 links it from the page. Glowing Armor Trims was first published on 2024-12-05 and has passed 165,000 downloads on CurseForge.
Questions about Glowing Armor Trims.
4 questions
Is Glowing Armor Trims a shader?
No. It is a resource pack, not a shader, and it makes every trim made with any material or template glow. Import the .mcpack file by opening it, then switch it on in the world's settings under Resource Packs, the same way as other Bedrock resource packs.
Does Glowing Armor Trims work on Java Edition?
No. This pack is made for Bedrock only, and Java cannot load Bedrock packs. Java players need a pack made for their own format, since the two use different file structures.
Why does my leather armor not glow?
Leather armor does not glow because of a material glitch the creator lists as a known issue. Other armor types with any trim material or template do glow. Some trims can also look dark when their colour palette is dark.
Which Bedrock versions does Glowing Armor Trims support?
It supports Bedrock 1.20 to 1.21.132, and the newest file requires no other pack or add-on. It was last updated on 2026-01-31.
