Colourful books

Colourful books

Allows you to dye books while keeping the contents within it!

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Screenshots

Books for all dyes!
Dyeing a written book in the smithing table
A dyed book can be washed back to the original book texture

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.
  • ...?

Available Versions

Colourful Books [1.21.2+]release
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 24w44a, 24w45afabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
November 6, 2024
Colourful Books [1.21.2+]release
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 24w44a, 24w45adatapack
November 6, 2024
Colourful Books: Datapack editionrelease
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 24w33a, 24w34a, 24w35a, 24w36a, 24w37a, 24w38a, 24w39a, 24w40a, 1.21.2-pre1, 1.21.2-pre2, 1.21.2-pre3, 1.21.2-pre4, 1.21.2, 1.21.3datapack
October 12, 2024
Colourful Books: Mod editionrelease
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 24w33a, 24w34a, 24w35a, 24w36a, 24w37a, 24w38a, 24w39a, 24w40a, 1.21.2-pre1, 1.21.2-pre2, 1.21.2-pre3, 1.21.2-pre4, 1.21.2, 1.21.3fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
October 12, 2024

How to Install Colourful books on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (24w45a).

3

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

datapackfabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

24w45a, 24w44a, 1.21.3 (+15 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended 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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Details

License
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Supported Versions

24w45a24w44a1.21.31.21.21.21.2-pre41.21.2-pre31.21.2-pre21.21.2-pre124w40a24w39a+8 more