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Architectury API

by shedaniel

A cross-platform modding API that allows developers to write mods compatible with both Forge and Fabric from a single codebase.

Architectury API Minecraft mod screenshot, published by shedaniel in Library
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Category
Library
Complexity
Advanced
Downloads
200M
Sides
ClientServer

Download Architectury API

Architectury API 21.0.7+fabric sits on our own server, the build shedaniel released on 2026-08-02, 0.6 MB. Shedaniel stays the author of Architectury API, the file is only hosted here. It brings networking utilities. Shedaniel publishes Architectury under LGPL-3.0-only, and that is why this copy may be here.

Download architectury-fabric-21.0.7.jar

For fabric on Minecraft 26.2. SHA1 7c00161fc93303ba504f02f6bf3e3f42b99e1d84 is the checksum of this Architectury file. 21.0.7+fabric is the Architectury build number on this file. 0.6 MB after download, no unpacking for Architectury.

shedaniel's own Architectury API page · Architectury API source code

Overview

A cross-platform modding API that allows developers to write mods compatible with both Forge and Fabric from a single codebase. Architectury API lists platform abstraction layer among its features. 7,643 watchers follow Architectury API today. It is built for modpack authors and developers, as a required cross-loader library. Shedaniel files Architectury API under Library.

It lets a single codebase target Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge, which is why many multi-loader mods list it as a dependency rather than a player feature. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. Architectury belongs on both sides. Architectury API needs no companion mod. It covers 32 game versions.

Architectury API 21.0.7+fabric is downloadable here, 0.6 MB. It includes registry helpers. 18 other Library mods sit beside Architectury. 7,643 people watch Architectury for updates. It ships under LGPL.

shedaniel tags Architectury API as api, cross-platform and framework. Architectury spans 1.16.5 to 26.2. Architectury API is rated advanced to learn. The Architectury code is open to read. 62 builds carry the Architectury name.

Architectury API keeps pace with the game as shedaniel publishes it. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. 4 separate builds keep Architectury running, one per loader. Architectury API includes platform abstraction layer. It lists networking utilities among its features.

Mod Loaders

Architectury API ships a separate build for each of Forge, Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. It needs one loader, Architectury ignores the other. 7,643 watchers follow Architectury API today. It lists platform abstraction layer among its features.

ForgeFabricNeoForgeQuilt

Minecraft Versions

32 game versions carry Architectury API, 1.16.5 at the oldest and 26.2 at the newest. A Architectury jar built for another version will not load Architectury. Architectury reaches further than 116 mods here. Every Architectury jar targets one version, so Architectury numbers do not swap.

Architectury covers 1.16 in 1 build:1.16.5
1.17 holds 1 Architectury jar:1.17.1
1.18 runs Architectury API, 3 builds:1.181.18.11.18.2
Architectury API on 1.19: 5 builds:1.191.19.11.19.21.19.31.19.4
1.20 holds 6 Architectury jars:1.201.20.11.20.21.20.41.20.51.20.6
12 Architectury builds carry 1.21:1.211.21.11.21.21.21.31.21.41.21.51.21.61.21.71.21.81.21.91.21.101.21.11
4 Architectury builds carry 26:26.126.1.126.1.226.2

26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2 are the newest game versions with a Architectury API build. Your launcher version and the Architectury jar version have to match. Architectury has nothing to catch up on. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions.

Mods here that need Architectury API

5 mods here will not load without Architectury API. Architectury has to match the same game version as the mod that asks for it. Architectury API shares Library with 18 others. Installing Architectury alone changes nothing; it is there for the mods above it.

Release history

shedaniel has published 383 Architectury builds, the first on 2022-05-22 and the newest on 2026-08-02. The date says when Architectury API last moved, not how long it will keep working. Architectury spans 1.16.5 to 26.2. Each Architectury build targets its own game version and loader.

The most recent Architectury API builds published by shedaniel
BuildPublishedForDownloads
21.0.7+fabric2026-08-02Fabric · 26.2266K · 0.6 MB
21.0.7+neoforge2026-08-02NeoForge · 26.210K · 0.6 MB
20.0.12+fabric2026-07-26Fabric · 26.1.2177K · 0.6 MB
20.0.12+neoforge2026-07-26NeoForge · 26.1.26K · 0.6 MB
21.0.6+neoforge2026-07-25NeoForge · 26.24K · 0.6 MB
21.0.6+fabric2026-07-25Fabric · 26.2118K · 0.6 MB
20.0.10+fabric2026-07-25Fabric · 26.1.29K · 0.6 MB
20.0.10+neoforge2026-07-25NeoForge · 26.1.2316 · 0.6 MB

2026: 30 builds · 2025: 26 builds · 2024: 80 builds · 2023: 114 builds · 2022: 133 builds

Key Features

Architectury API brings a focused set of features to the table. Highlights include cross-loader mod development, plus unified event system, with the full list below.

  • Cross-loader mod development
  • Unified event system
  • Platform abstraction layer
  • Networking utilities
  • Registry helpers

Tags

#api#cross-platform#framework#development

How to install Architectury API

Architectury API takes one of Forge, Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. It lists cross-loader mod development among its features. Architectury spans 1.16.5 to 26.2. Architectury belongs on both sides.

  1. 1Install Forge for the Minecraft version you want Architectury on. Architectury API brings unified event system. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. A profile on another version never starts Architectury.
  2. 2Nothing has to go in before Architectury API. Shedaniel lists no library under Architectury API. It includes platform abstraction layer. A fresh profile is enough for Architectury.
  3. 3Drop architectury-fabric-21.0.7.jar into the mods folder. The jar goes in whole, Architectury unpacks nothing. The folder may hold other mods beside Architectury. The server needs that same Architectury file.
  4. 4Start the game and look for Architectury API in the mods list. Architectury loads on its own once the version matches. No Architectury entry means the loader or the version is off. 7,643 watchers follow Architectury API today.

Architectury API runs on 32 game versions, 1.16.5 to 26.2. 26.2 is covered by Architectury. Each Architectury jar is built per version. 1.16.5 is as far back as Architectury goes.

See our full mod install guide

Compatibility & alternatives

Forge, Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt run Architectury today. Architectury API includes unified event system. It shares Library with 18 others. Architectury belongs on both sides. 32 versions carry Architectury.

Architectury API asks nothing of the rest of your pack. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. Architectury API competes in Library. GeckoLib and Fabric API share the shelf with Architectury. (no direct alternative, it is a developer library) cover ground Architectury also covers.

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Frequently asked questions

  1. Architectury API logo beside a book

    What does Architectury API actually do?

    A cross-platform modding API that allows developers to write mods compatible with both Forge and Fabric from a single codebase. Architectury API brings cross-loader mod development. It names 5 features, Cross-loader mod development first. Shedaniel files Architectury API under Library.

  2. Architectury API logo beside a anvil

    Which loader does Architectury API take?

    Architectury builds exist for Forge, Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. Architectury API includes unified event system. 4 loaders run Architectury API. It takes one loader only.

  3. Architectury API logo beside a clock

    How far back does Architectury reach?

    Architectury covers 32 releases, 1.16.5 to 26.2. Architectury API lists platform abstraction layer among its features. Architectury reaches 26.2. 1.16.5 is the oldest Architectury names.

  4. Architectury API logo beside a compass

    Has Architectury API reached 26.2?

    Yes, Architectury is current. Shedaniel keeps Architectury current. Architectury API moved with the game.

  5. Architectury API logo beside a chain

    What does Architectury depend on?

    No, Architectury stands alone. Architectury API includes registry helpers. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. Architectury API lists networking utilities among its features.

  6. Architectury API logo beside a beacon

    Who needs Architectury API installed?

    Yes, both sides need Architectury. Same Architectury API build everywhere. Architectury on the server alone stops joins.

  7. Architectury API logo beside a writable book

    What may I do with Architectury?

    shedaniel publishes Architectury under LGPL. Architectury API brings unified event system. Recording Architectury API is your own business. The Architectury API code reads openly.

  8. Architectury API logo beside a emerald

    How alive is Architectury API?

    7,643 people follow Architectury for new builds. Architectury API includes platform abstraction layer. It lists unified event system among its features. It sits on the newest release.

  9. Architectury API logo beside a bookshelf

    What sits beside Architectury?

    Architectury shares its Library shelf with GeckoLib, Fabric API and Cloth Config. Architectury API lists networking utilities among its features. Architectury counts 5 features across 32 versions. Your loader decides, not Architectury API.