PaperMC/Starlight
Rewrites the light engine to fix lighting performance and lighting errors observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2110
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 908
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1262 stars · 129 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Starlight is a Fabric/Forge mod that completely rewrites Minecraft's vanilla light engine to fix lighting performance and lighting errors. It is also used as the light engine basis for Paper's chunk system rewrite and Folia.
Use cases
- reduce server lag from light updates in minecraft
- fix lighting bugs and errors in minecraft worlds
- speed up chunk generation lighting
- make block place/break light updates faster
- optimize minecraft server performance
- enable parallel light updates on modded servers
When to choose
- you run a Fabric or Forge modded server on Minecraft 1.20 or earlier and suffer from lighting-related lag
- you want faster chunk generation and block update light propagation
- you need the light engine used by Paper's chunk system rewrite or Folia
When to avoid
- you play on Minecraft versions past 1.20, where the project will not receive further updates
- you expect client-side FPS improvements, since the mod mainly affects server-side light update times
- you need a maintained project with active development
Facets
plugin · maturity maintenance
game-engine gaming-tools performance jvm cross-platform light-engine fabric-mod forge-mod minecraft-server lighting-optimization performance minecraft
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/PaperMC/Starlight · fetched 2026-08-28 · bed102620ca1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PaperMC/Starlight | main | 10 |
For agents
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