Guide Lib - ガイドライブラリ
Guide Lib is a library for in-game guides, read through a Codex book, that content mods can populate from JSON files.
What it does
Guide Lib reads guides written as JSON. A content mod places its guide under data/<modid>/guide, and players open it from a Codex book, a paper item that browses the in-game guides of every mod that supports Guide Lib. A Manual crafted from a mod-specific recipe opens one mod's guide directly. The library ships with a built-in Example book, so the format can be checked before any content mod uses it.
Guide Lib runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 26.1.2 and 26.2. Java API is not needed by content mods, and the code is released under the MIT License as open source. Optional JEI integration shows recipe slots inside guide pages, and an optional See Deconstructor integration is also available.
Key features
JSON-driven guides
Guide pages are written as data files, so a content mod can add a guide without writing Java code for the pages.
Page types
Text pages take translation keys or literal text, crafting pages show recipe IDs, and spotlight pages pair an item with a description.
Codex and Manuals
A Codex book lists every supported guide, while a Manual crafted from a written book component opens one mod's guide directly.
Customizable book tablet
The tablet theme is defined in JSON and can be changed, with a scrollable interface for longer guides.
Built-in example
An Example book ships with the library, showing how a guide file is laid out.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Documenting a content mod
A mod author adds a guide file under data/<modid>/guide so players can read about new blocks, items and recipes in game.
Browsing guides on a server
Players on a server carry one Codex and find the guides of every installed mod that supports the library.
Who it’s for: Mod authors who want in-game documentation for their content, and server owners who want players to read the guides of the mods they install.
Questions
Does a content mod need Guide Lib installed to be read?
Which loaders does Guide Lib support?
Can the book tablet look be changed?
In the catalog
Guide Lib - ガイドライブラリ is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A lightweight, data-driven guide library for NeoForge 26.x (Minecraft 26.1.2). Optional per-mod Manual via recipe components on minecraft:written_book.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ogata-mizuki-guide-lib
- Owner
- ogata-mizuki-99
- Published
- 2026-06-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15