Biome Journal
by PB11
Biome Journal records each biome a player enters for the first time and keeps the list in a journal screen opened with the J key.
What it does
A new biome is logged the first time the player walks into it. A small overlay in the centre of the screen shows the biome's name and the running total of biomes discovered, then fades after a few seconds, so gameplay is not interrupted by a pop-up menu. Minecraft has more than 60 biomes and the game itself keeps no record of which ones have been visited, so the journal fills a gap that players otherwise track by hand.
The journal holds an alphabetically sorted list of every biome the player has ever visited. Each entry stores the exact coordinates where that biome was first found. Opening an entry shows those coordinates and a ready-made teleport command, which makes it possible to return to a biome later without remembering where it was. The mod is a client-side only addition for NeoForge, so servers do not need to install it, and it is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
Key features
Automatic biome detection
Entering a biome for the first time is detected in the background, with no action needed from the player.
Discovery overlay
A brief HUD overlay names the new biome and shows how many biomes have been found in total.
Alphabetical journal
The J key opens a list of every visited biome, sorted by name.
Coordinates and teleport command
Each entry holds the first-discovery coordinates and a copyable teleport command for returning to that spot.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Returning to a distant biome
A player who found a rare biome far from base can use the stored coordinates and command to go back without searching.
Tracking exploration progress
The running count shows how much of the biome set a player has covered during a world.
Who it’s for: Players who explore widely in single-player worlds and want a record of the biomes they have visited, with coordinates attached.
How it compares
Color Biomes is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8 that runs on client and server and is released under All rights reserved. Biome2 is server-side only, published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, and is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Biome notifier is client-side only and covers Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.1 – 26.2, but it announces biomes without keeping a journal. Biome Journal, by contrast, is limited to NeoForge and 1.21.5.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biome Journal | NeoForge | 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2026-04-18 |
| Color Biomes | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-01 |
| Biome2 | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-04-29 |
| Biome notifier | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-03 |
Questions
Which loader does Biome Journal need?
Does Biome Journal have to be installed on the server?
Can the journal be used to find a biome again?
In the catalog
Biome Journal is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,175 World generation mods for NeoForge. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Minecraft has over 60 different biomes, but the game itself doesn't give you any tools to track your exploration progress. You never know how many biomes you've already seen, where you found them, or how many are still missing. Biome Journal solves exactly this problem – silently, automatically, without you having to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/biome-journal
- Owner
- PB11
- Published
- 2026-04-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15