About Photon Editor
From ModrinthPhoton - Making mc effects as Unity.
Photon
A real-time VFX toolkit for Minecraft — particles, trails, beams, dynamic lights, timelines, shader graphs, and post-processing, all authored in-game.
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Photon is a VFX editor mod for Minecraft, inspired by Unity. It brings a Unity-style particle system, trail and beam rendering, dynamic lights with soft shadows, a non-linear timeline, node-based shader and post-processing graphs, and a full in-game editor to Minecraft — so mod authors can build effects for their content, and players can create and play effects with commands.
Its original intention is to let people who love VFX create without being blocked by technical skill and math problems. If you know Unity's particle system, you already know most of Photon.
Showcase
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Photon 2.2 — Timeline, Shader Graph, Post-Processing
Sequencing effects on a timeline, authoring materials as node graphs, and stacking fullscreen post effects. </td> <td width="50%"> 
Getting Started with Photon
An overview of the editor, the particle system, and how to build and play your first effect. </td> </tr> </table>
New Since the 2.2 Showcase
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 10 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Photon Editor on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- mc26.3-26.3.2.10-neoforge (beta), released 2026-11-02
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21 to 26.3 (6 versions) | 26.3 |
From 13 recorded builds of Photon Editor.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| mc26.3-26.3.2.10-neoforge beta | 2026-11-02 | 26.3 | NeoForge |
| mc26.2-26.2.2.10-neoforge beta | 2026-11-01 | 26.2 | NeoForge |
| mc26.1.x-26.1.2.10-neoforge beta | 2026-11-01 | 26.1.1 to 26.1.2 (2 versions) | NeoForge |
| mc1.21.1-2.2.10-neoforge | 2026-11-01 | 1.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions) | NeoForge |
| mc26.2-26.2.2.9-neoforge beta | 2026-10-24 | 26.2 | NeoForge |
| mc26.1.x-26.1.2.9-neoforge beta | 2026-10-24 | 26.1.1 to 26.1.2 (2 versions) | NeoForge |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project zZO0N3W6 (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Photon Editor on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Photon Editor as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 9 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-03Open ↗
- ✓AuthorKilaBash, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLicenseRef-Custom-LicenseFree
