Kintsugi - Enchanting Reimagined
by springogeek
Kintsugi - Enchanting Reimagined replaces Minecraft's random enchantment rolls with a system where players pick the enchantments they want from books they have found.
What it does
Kintsugi overhauls how enchanting works in the game. Minecraft's randomly assigned enchantments are removed, and the enchanting table gains a new interface in which the player chooses which enchantments to place on an item. At the start a player can access only a small set of enchantments, and the rest must be found as special books in the world. Books of knowledge are found in chests, through fishing for treasure, and in trades, and the mod adds a library that can be assembled around the enchanting table so that higher-level enchantments can be applied.
The mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 and runs on the client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Villagers no longer supply enchanted books, which removes the trading route that players previously used to obtain enchantments. The project is published under All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code, issue tracker and wiki are publicly linked. The latest Forge file is 0.1.5-1.20.1, released on 2025-11-11 on the beta channel.
Key features
Chosen enchantments
The enchanting table lets the player pick which enchantments to place on an item, replacing random rolls.
Knowledge books
Special books scattered through the world grant access to additional enchantments as they are collected.
Enchanting library
A library built around the enchanting table makes it possible to apply enchantments at higher levels.
Treasure hunting
Books of knowledge can be found in chests, fished up as treasure and obtained through trades across the world.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more control over enchanting and are willing to search the world for knowledge books, and server owners who want enchanting to depend on exploration.
How it compares
Min's Enchantments is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on Forge for 1.20.1 with client and server. No Enchantments is published under the MIT License for Forge 1.20.1, with client and server, and it is not open source. Truly Enchanting is published under All rights reserved for Forge 1.20.1, also with client and server. Ascendant Arcana is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and supports both Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintsugi - Enchanting Reimagined | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-11 |
| Min's Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| No Enchantments | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-07 |
| Truly Enchanting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-13 |
| Ascendant Arcana | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does Kintsugi need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader does Kintsugi support?
Does Kintsugi still give enchanted books from villagers?
In the catalog
Kintsugi - Enchanting Reimagined is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Kintsugi seamlessly replaces the way enchanting is done in Minecraft to make the enchanting table relevant again. Rather than relying on rolls of the dice, you can pick your enchantments. The caveat? You don't know very many to start with. Travel the world, acquire the lost books of knowledge and build your library…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kintsugi
- Owner
- springogeek
- Published
- 2023-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15