Book Extractor
by ElmerLion
Book Extractor, a Fabric mod for the client, lets a player copy the full text of a written book to the clipboard or save it to a file.
What it does
The mod reads the pages of a signed book, a book and quill, a lectern book or a book press screen and exports them as plain text. Blank pages, line breaks and page order are kept, and each page is clearly separated in the output, so the text can be read back in the same sequence the book had.
Exports go to a UTF-8 .txt file inside the book-extractor/exports folder of the .minecraft directory, or to the clipboard for pasting elsewhere. The export also records the book type, the page count and a timestamp, so separate exports can be told apart.
Only the client needs the mod, so it runs in single-player and on multiplayer servers without any server-side installation. Book Extractor requires Fabric, is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files are published for 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, with 1.0.4+26.3 as the latest file.
Key features
Copy book text
A button copies the whole text of an open book to the clipboard in one step.
Save to file
The text is written to a UTF-8 file in the exports folder, named with a timestamp.
Export details
Each export lists the book type, the page count and the time it was made.
Clean page layout
Pages keep their order, blank pages and line breaks, and are separated clearly in the text.
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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.
How it compares
Not Enough Pages is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 26.1, so it covers older releases than Book Extractor. wCopy is client-side only, is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, with Fabric files for 26.2 only. SafeBase runs on the server alone, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and has Fabric files for 26.3, so it does not replace book export on the player side.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Extractor | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Not Enough Pages | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-24 |
| wCopy | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-25 |
| SafeBase | Fabric | 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Book Extractor need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Book Extractor use?
Where are the exported files saved?
In the catalog
Book Extractor is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Book Extractor is a client-side Fabric mod that lets you export the full readable text of books directly from the book screen. While viewing a signed book, book and quill, or lectern book, press F8 to: - copy the book’s text to your clipboard - save it as a UTF-8.txt file in your.minecraft folder under…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/book-extractor
- Owner
- ElmerLion
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15