Better Bookshelves
by Bawnorton
With Better Bookshelves installed, a Chiseled Bookshelf shows its books differently and can count toward enchanting power at a table.
What it does
Better Bookshelves changes how Minecraft's Chiseled Bookshelf works and looks. Each book placed on the shelf is drawn according to its book type, so a shelf full of mixed books reads at a glance. Hovering over a book on the shelf displays its title and the relevant NBT data, and the label can be turned off, set to appear under the cursor, or shown with a text preview.
When the Enchanting Table Integration option is used, an enchanting table treats Chiseled Bookshelves as three additional valid bookshelves, provided the shelves face the table. The mod requires Fabric API and runs on the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. Optional support comes from Mod Menu for the settings screen and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) for configuration. Better Bookshelves is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric, with files for 1.19.4 and 1.20, the latest being 1.0.0 for 1.20 from 2023-06-06.
Key features
Book type rendering
Books on a Chiseled Bookshelf are drawn differently depending on their book type.
Enchanting table integration
An enchanting table counts Chiseled Bookshelves as three extra valid bookshelves when they face the table.
Hover book labels
Hovering over a book on the shelf shows its title and relevant NBT data.
Label settings
Labels can be turned off, shown under the cursor, or previewed as text, with on, off or under-crosshair as the default.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who use Chiseled Bookshelves for storage or enchanting, and builders who want to identify books on a shelf. Because the environment is client and server, a server running the mod needs every joining player to install it as well.
How it compares
Chiseled Bookshelf Enchanting is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 26.2 with a server required and the client optional, and it is not open source under All rights reserved. See My Books! is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is not open source under All rights reserved. Chiseled enchanting table is open source under the MIT License, client and server, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, a range that does not overlap with this mod's.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Bookshelves | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20 | Client and server | 2023-06-06 |
| Chiseled Bookshelf Enchanting | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-10 |
| See My Books! | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
| Chiseled enchanting table | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-05 |
Questions
Does Better Bookshelves need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions does it support?
In the catalog
Better Bookshelves is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 10,288 mods support Minecraft 1.20.
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What the author says
Better Bookshelves ================== ##### This is a mod that modifies Minecraft's Chiseled Bookshelves to be more useful.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterbookshelves
- Owner
- Bawnorton
- Published
- 2022-10-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15