Patchouli
by Vazkii
A data-driven in-game documentation and guide book system used by many mods to provide players with mod documentation.
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Vazkii keeps every right to Patchouli under CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0, so there is no copy of Patchouli here. A copy of Patchouli would need Vazkii's word first. 1,285 people watch that Patchouli page for updates. 20 Patchouli builds are listed there.
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A data-driven in-game documentation and guide book system used by many mods to provide players with mod documentation. Patchouli lists multiblock visualization among its features. It rates intermediate to pick up. It brings in-game guide books. Vazkii files Patchouli under Library.
Patchouli renders data-driven guidebooks, which is why magic and tech mods that include a manual list it as a dependency. It counts 5 features across 20 versions. It belongs on both sides. It needs no companion mod. It covers 20 game versions.
Vazkii hands out Patchouli from his own page. It includes recipe and spotlight entries. It ships under CC BY-NC. 1,285 people watch Patchouli for updates. 18 other Library mods sit beside Patchouli.
Vazkii tags Patchouli as documentation, guidebook and data-driven. It spans 1.12.2 to 26.1.2. It brings data-driven page layouts. It lists multiblock visualization too. 20 builds carry the Patchouli name.
26.1.2 is the newest game version Vazkii has signed off for Patchouli, and 1 release has landed since. It counts 5 features across 20 versions. CoFH Core sits next to Patchouli under Library here. 1.12.2 is the oldest game version this Patchouli list reaches back to. It lists template system for pages among its features.
Mod Loaders
Patchouli ships a separate build for each of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It needs one loader, Patchouli ignores the other. It lists multiblock visualization among its features. 1,285 watchers follow Patchouli today.
Minecraft Versions
20 game versions carry Patchouli, 1.12.2 at the oldest and 26.1.2 at the newest. A Patchouli jar built for another version will not load Patchouli. Vazkii signed Patchouli off for 26.1.2, 1 release before 26.2. It reaches further than 116 mods here.
26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2 are the newest game versions with a Patchouli build. Your launcher version and the Patchouli jar version have to match. 1 game releases came out after the newest Patchouli build. It counts 5 features across 20 versions.
Mods here that need Patchouli
3 mods here will not load without Patchouli. Patchouli has to match the same game version as the mod that asks for it. Installing Patchouli alone changes nothing; it is there for the mods above it. Botania, Ars Nouveau and Mana and Artifice name Patchouli as a file they need.
Release history
Vazkii has published 80 Patchouli builds, the first on 2021-12-23 and the newest on 2026-07-10. The date says when Patchouli last moved, not how long it will keep working. 78 of them are full releases, the rest are test builds of Patchouli. 6 Patchouli builds went out in 2026.
| Build | Published | For | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1-94-betabeta | 2026-07-10 | NeoForge · 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | 4K · 0.6 MB |
| 26.1-94-betabeta | 2026-07-10 | Fabric, Quilt · 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | 2K · 0.8 MB |
| 1.20.1-85-forge | 2026-03-08 | Forge · 1.20.1 | 2M · 0.6 MB |
| 1.20.1-85-fabric | 2026-03-08 | Fabric, Quilt · 1.20.1 | 461K · 0.8 MB |
| 1.21.1-93-neoforge | 2026-03-08 | NeoForge · 1.21.1 | 524K · 0.6 MB |
| 1.21.1-93-fabric | 2026-03-08 | Fabric, Quilt · 1.21.1 | 211K · 0.8 MB |
| 1.21.1-92-neoforge | 2025-08-03 | NeoForge · 1.21.1 | 532K · 0.6 MB |
| 1.21.1-92-fabric | 2025-08-03 | Fabric, Quilt · 1.21.1 | 1M · 0.8 MB |
2026: 6 builds · 2025: 10 builds · 2024: 6 builds · 2023: 16 builds · 2022: 35 builds · 2021: 7 builds
Key Features
Patchouli brings a focused set of features to the table. Highlights include in-game guide books, plus data-driven page layouts, with the full list below.
- In-game guide books
- Data-driven page layouts
- Multiblock visualization
- Template system for pages
- Recipe and spotlight entries
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How to install Patchouli
Patchouli takes one of Forge, Fabric and NeoForge. It lists in-game guide books among its features. Nothing else goes in with Patchouli. 1.12.2 to 26.1.2 is the Patchouli range.
- 1Install Forge for the Minecraft version you want Patchouli on. It counts 5 features across 20 versions. A profile on another version never starts Patchouli. Forge, Fabric and NeoForge each work for Patchouli, one at a time.
- 2Nothing has to go in before Patchouli. Vazkii lists no library under Patchouli. No library is listed under Patchouli. The Patchouli page names its own requirements.
- 3Drop the Patchouli jar into the mods folder. One Patchouli file, nothing to unpack. The server needs that same Patchouli file. The folder may hold other mods beside Patchouli.
- 4Start the game and look for Patchouli in the mods list. The log names the file when Patchouli refuses. 1,285 watchers follow Patchouli today. No Patchouli entry means the loader or the version is off.
Patchouli runs on 20 game versions, 1.12.2 to 26.1.2. Each Patchouli jar is built per version. 26.2 is 1 release past Patchouli. It lists 20 game versions.
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Forge, Fabric and NeoForge run Patchouli today. It includes data-driven page layouts. It shares Library with 18 others. It belongs on both sides. 20 versions carry Patchouli.
Patchouli asks nothing of the rest of your pack. It counts 5 features across 20 versions. No shared library ties Patchouli down. Modonomicon and Guidebook cover ground Patchouli also covers. Architectury API and GeckoLib share the shelf with Patchouli.
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