Handglow

HandGlow

Give your first-person hands a glowing outline, styled however you like.

HandGlow draws a customizable outline around your own arms in first person. Pick a ready-made theme, or build your own look with colors, glow, animated textures and particles. Change everything in the settings screen while you watch your real hands update in real time.

It's client-side only: other players don't need it, and it works on any server.

Features

Themes
- 10 ready-made themes: Ember, Frost, Void, Toxic, Synthwave, Gold Rush, Blood Moon, Ocean, Holy and Spectrum
- A Default option to go back to the plain outline at any time
- Save your own looks, and switch between them with a key
- Share codes: copy your look as a short code and send it to a friend, or paste theirs to try it

Color
- Any color from a full color wheel, or one of the quick colors
- Rainbow mode
- Your team color
- A different color for each hand
- A health tint that shifts the color as you take damage

Effects
- Soft glow with adjustable size and strength
- A gradient from hand to shoulder
- Animated textures: Energy, Electric, Flame and Stars
- A pulse with adjustable speed and strength
- Adjustable outline thickness and opacity

Particles
- Embers, Fireflies, Sparks or Glitter coming off your hands
- Particles can trail behind as you move or stick to your arms
- Particles can use their own color or match the outline

When it shows
- Always, only while holding a weapon, only in combat, only at low health, or only in the dark
- Smooth fade in and out

Controls

| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| H | Open HandGlow settings |
| (unbound) | Turn the outline on or off |
| (unbound) | Switch between your saved looks |

You can change all of these in Minecraft's Controls menu.

Compatibility

- Punchy!: supported
- Iris shaders: works, tested with Complementary
- 3D Skin Layers: works
- Armor: the outline follows your sleeves and armor
- Mod Menu optional; adds a settings button in the mod list

Requirements

- Minecraft 26.3
- Fabric Loader and Fabric API
- Java 25

More Minecraft versions and NeoForge support are planned