Ink and Quill
Ink and Quill is a Fabric mod that changes how maps, name tags and water bottles are made, so players can skip an anvil for renaming and craft maps from cheaper materials.
What it does
The mod targets vanilla equipment crafting. Maps can be made from a black dye or ink sac instead of the usual four iron and one red stone, and name tags can be renamed without constructing an anvil. Water bottles gain charcoal and black dye variants, and ink sacs and glow ink sacs can be bottled in a glass bottle.
Ink and Quill needs Fabric API on Fabric. It is a Fabric mod for game version 26.2 only, and it runs on the client and the server, so both need it. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the code is under the MIT License, which makes the mod open source. The latest Fabric file is 26.2-1.0.0, released on 2026-07-12.
Key features
Cheaper maps
Maps can be crafted with a black dye or ink sac, replacing the iron and redstone recipe.
Anvil-free name tag renaming
Name tags can be renamed directly, without an anvil being constructed first.
Bottled inks
Ink sacs and glow ink sacs can be placed into a glass bottle as a new item.
Dyed water bottles
Water bottles can be filled with charcoal or black dye, adding color variants to the bottle items.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Map making on a budget
Players who run short of iron or redstone can make maps from dye they already carry.
Renaming on the go
Players who want to label a name tag away from an anvil can rename it at once.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Fabric 26.2 who want cheaper map recipes and simpler name tag renaming. Both the server and each player need the mod, and Fabric API must be installed alongside it.
How it compares
Cheaper Maps is a server-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.16.5 – 26.1.2, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Red Quill is a client and server mod for Fabric 26.1.2 under the MIT License. Ren'mi is a client and server Fabric mod for 26.1.2 under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ink and Quill | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
| Cheaper Maps | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2024-07-12 |
| Red Quill | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-20 |
| Ren'mi | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
Questions
Does Ink and Quill require Fabric API?
Does the server need Ink and Quill?
Which game version does Ink and Quill support?
In the catalog
Ink and Quill is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This mod is port and upgrade of the Ink and Quill by Stasidzie The fundamental of this mod is to be a QOL for Minecraft, ie replacing the need for anvil for renaming of name tags and equipment.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ink-and-quill
- Owner
- CodeCraftPlugin
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15