
Colourful books
Allows you to dye books while keeping the contents within it!
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About this Mod
Colourful Books
Description
This datapack allows you to dye books via crafting or smithing.
Now you might wonder, why make another dyable books datapack...
Motivation
When looking for a datapack that could do this for my SMP I noticed all of the current dyable book datapacks/mods don't keep a written books' state. This one DOES without needing any janky functions!
Usage
Pop some leather in, pick a dye and presto, a coloured book with all its contents preserved.
You can freely swap out colours by doing the dyeing process again with another colour.
To reset a book back to it's vanilla texture, replace a dye in the smithing table with any potion.
Multiplayer
As long as the datapack for the mod is installed on the server, the mod will work as expected
The resource pack is automatically installed with the mod if installed on the client-side. If not, you just won't see the colors though others who have the pack will.
Additional features
- For dyable book and quill's there are crafting table recipes in place, so you don't need a smithing table to create a dyed book.
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Available Versions
How to Install Colourful books on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (24w45a).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Colourful books". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
24w45a, 24w44a, 1.21.3 (+15 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Colourful books server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (24w45a). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Colourful books compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Colourful books officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 24w45a, 24w44a, 1.21.3. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Colourful books – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Colourful books consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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