Visible Librarian Trades
by Saphjyr
Visible Librarian Trades is a client-side utility that shows, for the nearest villager, which enchantments and trades are on its librarian lectern.
What it does
The client displays the book trades of the nearest villager with a librarian lectern, so a player can see the enchantment names offered before interacting. Offers are kept by the server and only reach the client once a player interacts with the villager, which is why the information has to be fetched this way. The mod works with new librarians within range, and the player does not notice the lookup happening.
Its purpose is to speed up rolling librarian trades, which suits building trading halls and planning enchanted book purchases. Earlier beta builds were used for rolling enchanted books on singleplayer and private servers. Because the process is somewhat complex, the author notes it can be unstable, so the current build should be tested before relying on it.
Installation requires Fabric API on Fabric. Visible Librarian Trades runs on the client, and the server is optional. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt for 26.2, with version 2.2.0 released on 2026-09-05.
Key features
Lectern trade display
The nearest villager's book trade lecterns are shown on the client, with the enchantment names on each offer.
Remote librarian lookup
Trades are read from new librarians within range, letting a player inspect offers before walking up to them.
Trading hall planning
The display helps when rolling librarian trades and arranging a hall of villagers around specific enchantments.
Enchantment names shown
Each offer lists its enchantment name, so the book can be chosen without opening every trade one by one.
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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
Auto Best Enchantments is a Fabric client-side mod with the same client-side environment, but it is not open source and is published for 26.1.2 – 26.3. Librarian Insight covers a wider range, 1.21.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is open source under the MIT License. Librarian Trade Finder is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible Librarian Trades | Fabric and Quilt | 26.2 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-05 |
| Auto Best Enchantments | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-08 |
| Librarian Insight | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-30 |
| Librarian Trade Finder | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-09 |
Questions
Does Visible Librarian Trades need Fabric API?
Does a server need Visible Librarian Trades?
Which loaders have a build for 26.2?
Is the beta build still needed for rolling books?
In the catalog
Visible Librarian Trades is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
VLT is client-side mod that displays the nearest villager's book trade on lecterns. It is currently in beta version and should only be used when rolling for enchanted books on singleplayer or on private servers The main purpose of this mod is to make rolling librarian trades easier, which is very useful when making…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/visible-librarian-trades
- Owner
- Saphjyr
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15