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Better Bookshelves

by Bawnorton · for Minecraft

This is a mod that modifies Minecraft's Chiseled Bookshelves to be more useful.

16KDownloads
3 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
FabricLoaders

About Better Bookshelves

From Modrinth

This is a mod that modifies Minecraft's Chiseled Bookshelves to be more useful.

⚠️ This mod is no longer actively maintained ⚠️

Better Bookshelves ==================

This is a mod that modifies Minecraft's Chiseled Bookshelves to be more useful.

BETA

This mod is currently in beta. If you find any bugs, please report them on the issue tracker

Features

  • Book Type Rendering:
  • Books will render on the bookshelf differently depending on the type of book.
  • Enchanting Table Integration:
  • The enchanting table will now treat Chiseled Bookshelves that contain 3 or more books as valid bookshelves for the purpose of enchanting. (The bookshelves must be facing the enchanting table)
  • Book Labels:
  • Hovering over a book in the Chiseled Bookshelf will display the book's title and relevant NBT data
  • Config:
  • Enable / Disable Book Labels or have the label render under the cursor
  • text_preview: on/off/under_crosshair (default: on)
  • Change the type of book textures used
  • per_book_texture: (true/false) (default: true)
  • Change Book Label Size
  • text_size: whole number between 5 and 20 (default: 10)
  • Change Comparator Output
  • book_type_comparator_output: (true/false) (default: false)

Installation

Requires Fabric

  1. Download the latest version of the mod from the releases page
  2. Download the latest version of Fabric
  3. Download the latest version of Fabric API
  4. Place the downloaded mod files in your mods folder
  5. Launch Minecraft

Reporting Bugs

If you find any bugs, please report them on the issue tracker.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 8 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Better Bookshelves as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.20 and 7 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorBawnorton, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Better Bookshelves, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Better Bookshelves?

Modrinth lists Better Bookshelves as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Better Bookshelves is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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