Cloth Config API Vintage
by DHJComical
Cloth Config API Vintage is a Forge library that lets other mods build configuration screens for 1.12.2, backporting the Cloth Config and Auto Config APIs to that version.
What it does
Configuration screens are built through this library rather than by each mod on its own. Mods that use it can declare their options in code and let the library generate a matching settings screen, which can also be serialized and managed automatically through the Auto Config integration.
On 1.12.2 Forge, the library replaces the default Forge config GUI, so opening a mod's config screen uses a Cloth-style interface. Its files are published for Forge only, for the single game version 1.12.2, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Because it is a library, players gain nothing from it alone. It runs on the client only, so a server does not need it, but the mods that depend on it need it on the client side to show their screens.
Key features
Configurable screen building
Mods can describe their options through an API and get a configuration screen built from that description.
Auto Config integration
The Auto Config API is included, so config values can be serialized and managed without writing the file handling by hand.
Default config GUI replacement
On Forge, the library swaps in a Cloth-style interface for the default config screens that mods open.
Backported Cloth APIs
The Cloth Config and Auto Config APIs are carried back to Minecraft 1.12.2, so mods written for that version can use them.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Mod authors with many options
A mod that has a long list of settings can describe them once and let this library draw the screen.
Players tuning mods
Players who want a consistent settings screen across several mods on 1.12.2 get one style from this library.
Who it’s for: Mod authors building for Minecraft 1.12.2 Forge who want configuration screens without writing the GUI themselves, and players who use mods that depend on it.
Questions
Does Cloth Config API Vintage need to be on a server?
Which loader does Cloth Config API Vintage support?
Which game version is supported?
In the catalog
Cloth Config API Vintage is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Cloth Config Vintage is a backport of the Cloth Config and Auto Config APIs for Minecraft 1.12.2 on Forge.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cloth-config-api-vintage
- Owner
- DHJComical
- Published
- 2026-07-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15