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DragonLib

by MrJulsen

Players and modders who install Create Railways Navigator, TrafficCraft or DragNSounds API will find DragonLib already required by them, and it is the shared code base those mods run on.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

DragonLib is a small library that carries code used across the author's other mods. It works across Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. Eight other catalog mods require it, including Create Railways Navigator, Create Train Utilities and Create: Pantographs & Wires, so it must be present for them to load. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. It runs on client and server, so both sides need it.

Key features

  1. Shared library code

    Tools and abstraction layers are kept in one place so dependent mods do not each carry their own copy.

  2. Internal support systems

    The library includes its own internal systems that simplify code shared between different modloaders.

  3. Multiloader framework

    It offers a framework for writing one codebase that targets several modloaders at the same time.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.13.0.29+1.21.1-fabricNot available3.0.29+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.13.0.29+1.20.1-fabric3.0.29+1.20.1-forge3.0.29+1.20.1-forge
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Required by 8 mods

Create Railways Navigator1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create Train Utilities (Create Train Doors)1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create: Pantographs & Wires1.20.1 – 1.21.1TrafficCraft1.18.2 – 1.21.1DragNSounds API1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create Realism1.20.1 – 1.21.1

How it compares

Full comparison

LanternLib is a Forge and NeoForge library under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, open source, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, running on client and server. CroakLib is open source under the Apache License 2.0 for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, covering 1.20 – 1.20.6.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
DragonLibFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-10-10
LanternLibForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-04-01
CroakLibFabric, Forge and Quilt1.20 – 1.20.6Client and server2025-11-04

Questions

Does Create Railways Navigator need DragonLib?

Yes. DragonLib is among the eight catalog mods that list it as a requirement, so it must be installed alongside them.

Does DragonLib have to be installed by hand?

Versions below 3.0.0 are bundled inside the author's other mods and are not offered as separate files, so installing the current library is needed only for standalone use.

In the catalog

DragonLib is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

More from MrJulsen

All projects
Create Railways Navigator1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create: Threaded Trains1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create: Pantographs & Wires1.20.1 – 1.21.1TrafficCraft1.18.2 – 1.21.1Create: Train Perspective Fix1.18.2 – 1.20.1DragNSounds API1.18.2 – 1.21.1

Similar mods

Fabric API1.14 – 26.3Cloth Config API1.14 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3

What the author says

DragonLib is a multiloader Minecraft library and framework built on top of Architectury API. It offers many useful tools, abstraction layers, and its own internal systems to simplify modding in Minecraft between different modloaders and versions. Please read this post to see which versions of my other mods are…
MrJulsen, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MrJulsen
Published
2023-12-28
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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