Easy Painter
by aws404
Easy Painter lets players choose paintings from a selection screen and place them, while a set of JSON tags controls which blocks and entities may share space with them.
What it does
On a server running Easy Painter, a player opens a selection GUI, which shows the paintings available at a given position, and chooses one by clicking. Placement happens with a click, and a shift click works as a second way to pick a painting. The mod also adds custom paintings to the set a player can choose from.
Protection is handled through tags. A painting entity can carry a locked tag so that it becomes unbreakable and unchangeable, which keeps finished builds from being altered by accident. Block and entity tags decide what may sit behind or in front of a painting without breaking it, and what may not share its space. Those tag files live in the mod's data folder, under tags, blocks and entity types.
Easy Painter is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server needs the mod. It is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source, with a public source code repository, issue tracker and wiki. Files exist for Fabric on 1.16.4 and 1.17, with 1.0.2 for 1.17 as the latest file, published on 2021-06-14.
Key features
Painting selection screen
A GUI lists the paintings that fit the chosen position, so a player picks a painting before placing it.
Shift click placement
Holding shift while clicking places a painting directly, which skips the selection step.
Custom paintings
The mod adds paintings beyond the vanilla set, and they appear in the same selection screen.
Locked paintings
A painting entity with the locked tag cannot be broken or changed, which protects finished builds.
Block and entity tags
JSON tag files define which blocks can sit behind or in front of paintings and which entities cannot share their space.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who run builds, galleries or shared spaces, and who want control over where paintings go and whether they can be changed.
How it compares
Precise Painter is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 with the server required and the client optional, released under the MIT License and open source. Refined Paintings targets 1.21 with client and server both needed, also MIT and open source. Easy Painter is server-side only and covers 1.16.4 and 1.17, so it suits an older server without requiring any client install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Painter | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.17 | Server-side only | 2021-06-14 |
| Precise Painter | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-05 |
| Refined Paintings | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-22 |
Questions
Does Easy Painter need to be installed on clients?
Which game versions does Easy Painter support?
How are protected paintings set up?
In the catalog
Easy Painter is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 2,801 mods support Minecraft 1.17.
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What the author says
Easy painter is a server-side mod for improving paintings, including a selection gui, adding custom paintings and more!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/easy_painter
- Owner
- aws404
- Published
- 2021-06-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15