The Printer
by spadeteam
With The Printer installed, a player can place an item in a machine and receive a duplicate of it, paid for with experience.
What it does
The Printer is a Fabric and Quilt mod that adds a printing machine. A player places an item in the machine empty, starts it by sneaking, and deposits experience into it. The experience bar fills and the printing process begins. A translucent copy of the item appears above the machine and grows more opaque over time, and once it is completely solid the printed item can be taken out. Each copy keeps the enchantments, custom name and remaining data of the item it was made from. Duplicate items cost experience time, and the cost, duration and stack size depend on several factors, including the item's material type and rarity.
The mod can also be controlled by automation. Hoppers can take printed items out of the machine, and the printer picks up lingering experience orbs on its own. A game rule called enablePrinter decides whether the printer may be used, and it is on by default. The Printer is heavily extended through the Printer Rules data-driven system, which lets a pack modify the values that apply to each item. The mod is open source under the MIT License and requires Fabric API. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and its files cover 1.19 – 1.20.4 for Fabric and Quilt.
Key features
Experience-based printing
Items are duplicated by depositing experience, with jumping or sneaking adding more experience per action.
Exact duplicates
A printed stack copies the original item, including enchantments, names and other data.
Hopper and XP pickup
Hoppers take printed items from the machine, and the printer collects lingering experience orbs.
Data-driven rules
The Printer Rules system sets the cost and duration of printing for each item through data files.
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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
How it compares
Simple Copy is a server-side only mod, open source under the MIT License, that works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.21.8, so players can join without installing it. iCraft is a client and server mod under the MIT License, published for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1 only and not open source. The Printer is client and server, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.19 – 1.20.4 on Fabric and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Printer | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-23 |
| Simple Copy | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-18 |
| iCraft | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
Questions
Does The Printer need Fabric API?
Does the server need The Printer?
Can server owners turn printing off?
Does The Printer work with EMI or WTHIT?
In the catalog
The Printer is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
This mod adds a machine into the game that can print any item from XP. Place an item into an empty printer and start sneaking to deposit experience! Jumping while sneaking lets you deposit more XP at a time. When the XP bar is full, the printing process begins! A translucent item will appear above the machine and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-printer
- Owner
- spadeteam
- Published
- 2022-08-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15