This is an early work-in-progress wiki dedicated to documenting the methods, tools and APIs of the Fabric project.

Fabric is a modular modding toolchain targetting Minecraft 1.14 and above, including snapshots.

Make sure to check out our community spaces, and read our Community Rules!

• Frequently Asked Questions (from users)
• Frequently Asked Questions (expert mode) - a supplement to the above with more detailed answers

This wiki is also available in the following languages:

• Français (French)
• 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
• Русский (Russian)

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If you're willing to use Fabric as a player, server administrator or modpack developers, these articles are for you:

• Installing Fabric
• Installing Fabric using the Minecraft Launcher
• Installing Fabric using MultiMC
• Installing a Minecraft/Fabric Server
• Adding mods
• Updating an existing MultiMC Instance
• Install/Verify Java

Please keep in mind that we recommend using MultiMC and MCUpdater for modpack play and distribution. However, that doesn't stop us from trying to support other solutions!

• Using MCUpdater for Fabric modpacks (covers usage and creation)
• Publishing Fabric modpacks on Technic
• Publishing Fabric modpacks on ATLauncher

• Modpack-related endpoints

If you'd like to start developing with Fabric, here are some articles which might interest you.

• Setting up a Development Environment
• Enabling Log4j Debug Messages
• Publishing Mods with CurseGradle

• Introduction to Modding with Fabric
• Conventions and Terminology
  • Basic Conventions and Terminology
  • Server and Client Side Terminology
• Registries
  • Intro to Registries
  • Standard Registries
• Development Tools
  • Third-party Library Mods
  • Applying Changes without Restarting Minecraft
• Creating a lang file
• Using Mappings

• Item Documentation
• Practical Example: Adding an Item
  • Creating an ItemGroup for your items
  • Adding a custom tooltip to your item
• Adding a Crafting Recipe

• Adding a Block
• Giving a Block State
• Making a Directional Block
• Adding a BlockEntity
• Storing Items in a Block as an Inventory
• Dynamically Change the Color of a Block or Item
• Manipulating a Block's Appearance
• Rendering Blocks and Items Dynamically using Block Entity Renderers
• Creating a Container Block (DRAFT)

• Creating a Fluid

• Adding an Entity

• Generating Custom Ores in the World
• Generating Features
• Generating StructureFeatures
• Using Jigsaws in StructureFeatures
• Adding your Structure to /locate
• Adding a Biome
• Dimension Concepts
• Creating a Basic Dimension

• Mining Levels
• Adding Armor
• Adding Tools
• Adding Custom Enchantments
• Custom Keybindings
• Creating Commands
• Playing Sounds
• Networking
• List of Useful Tutorials

• Listening to Events (DRAFT)
• Creating Custom Events
• Adding Items to Existing Loot Tables

• Introduction
• Injects
• Hotswapping Mixins
• Exporting Mixin Classes

• Modding Tips
• Updating from Loader 0.3.x to 0.4.x
• Updating Yarn mappings in a Java codebase
• DataFixers [WIP]
• Access Wideners

• Rendering blocks and items dynamically using block entity renderers
• Manipulating a Block's appearance
• Adding a Cookie Creeper Entity

• Structure of fabric.mod.json
• fabric.mod.json specification
• Entrypoints
• Mixin library wiki
• Rendering in Fabric (DRAFT)
• Fabric build pipelines (DRAFT)
• Fabric Loader
• Fabric Loom

• Mod environment template
• Fabric API test mods (Outdated) - not a direct tutorial, but may come in handy

If you'd like to contribute to Fabric, you might be interested in these links:

• The Fabric Feature Procedure - or how to get your feature accepted (or not!)
• FabLabs - a testing ground for drafting new Fabric features before submitting PRs
• Fabric on GitHub
• Game mappings repository + contribution documentation

• Updating Yarn to a new Minecraft version - for prospective Yarn developers, not regular users or modders!

• Wiki Meta - Starting point for contributing to the wiki
• Wiki Agenda - See what is on the current agenda, and what other contributors are currently working on.