Blueprints
by vernando
With Blueprints, a player can load a schematic or reference image into the world and build over it at the correct position and scale.
What it does
Blueprints is a client-side Fabric mod for placing reference images and schematics into a Minecraft world. Images can be moved, scaled, rotated and made transparent, so builds can follow them accurately. A reload button rescans the folder when new files are added, and a path readout shows where each file sits relative to the filesystem, for work done outside the game.
Blueprints can be toggled between rendering modes: one that hides the image behind blocks, and one that keeps it visible through them. Hidden blueprints can be shown again with a dark overlay. The default key O opens the selection screen, where pages are turned with left and right chevrons and the number of images per page can be changed, with zoom in and out available. The config screen creates the folders the mod uses.
The mod requires Fabric API. Blueprints is published under the MIT License, is open source, and currently has files for Minecraft 1.20.1 – 26.3 under the Fabric loader, all as client-side only, so servers do not need it. The newest Fabric file, 26.3.12, targets 26.3.
Key features
Positioning and transforms
Images can be placed in the world, then scaled, rotated and made transparent to line them up with existing structures.
Render modes
A toggle switches between hiding an image behind blocks and keeping it visible through them.
Selection screen
Images are browsed on pages, with a per-page count and zoom controls for choosing a file.
Folder rescan
A reload button scans the blueprint folders again so newly added files appear without restarting.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who build with reference images or schematics in single-player, and creators who prepare builds on their own computer before placing them in the world.
How it compares
MidiBlock is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and is open source, so it targets one version only. Overlayer is a client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge covering 1.20 – 26.3 under the MIT License, and is open source. Mublueprint is a Fabric mod for 1.18.2 that runs on client and server, is not open source, and uses the same MIT License name only for its own distribution.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueprints | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| MidiBlock | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-10 |
| Overlayer | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-25 |
| Mublueprint | Fabric | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2023-01-13 |
Questions
Does Blueprints need Fabric API?
Does the server need Blueprints?
Which versions have Blueprints files?
In the catalog
Blueprints is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A client side mod I created to project reference images and schematics into the minecraft world. You need to be holding an ItemFrame in either your hand or your offhand to see the images.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/blueprints
- Owner
- vernando
- Published
- 2024-03-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15