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Guide

by deaddiesel

Guide, a Forge and NeoForge library mod, provides an interactive in-game guidebook system that renders Markdown, multiblock previews and media inside the GUI.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Books are compiled directly from disk, and several books can live in separate namespaces without packing them into the JAR. A full command suite lists, opens, searches and hot-reloads them, and a sidebar provides a guide list, search and an index. Chapters can be opened straight from a block, mob, dropped item or fluid by right-clicking it, and hotkeys open the book or a personal journal without touching the inventory.

Rendering covers Markdown with tables, links, spoilers, item and mob references and full-text search, plus multiblock previews that step through layers with rotation, zoom and progress shown on a HUD. Video, GIF and image playback runs inside the book through FFmpeg, and notes stored in the player's NBT data support checklists and live preview. The client and server both need the mod, which is released under the MIT License and is open source; the source code and issue tracker are public. Files cover 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with Forge 1.8.0 for 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.6.0 for 1.21.1, both dated 2026-10-07.

Key features

  1. Multiblock previews

    Complex structures are rendered and can be stepped through layer by layer, with rotation and zoom.

  2. Live Markdown rendering

    Markdown is parsed inside the GUI, covering tables, links, spoilers, item references and sounds.

  3. Media playback

    Videos, GIFs and images play inside a book, with fullscreen mode and a cache for repeated use.

  4. Themeable interface

    JSON themes change colors, chapter backgrounds and visual effects per book, and each element can be locked.

  5. Personal notebook

    Each player has a notes editor with checklists and a live preview, stored in the player's NBT data.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.6.0
1.20.11.8.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Optional 2

Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes
Optional
Curios APIA flexible and expandable accessory/equipment API for users and developers.
Optional

Questions

Does Guide need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

Which loaders does Guide support?

Guide has files for Forge and NeoForge, with Forge 1.8.0 for 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.6.0 for 1.21.1.

Does Guide work with Curios?

Yes. When Curios API is installed, the book journal can sit in a belt slot and appear on the player model. Curios API is optional.

In the catalog

Guide is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Library mods3,514Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

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deaddiesel, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
deaddiesel
Published
2026-06-10
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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