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Litematica

A client-side schematic mod with extra features for creative mode work

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Quick answer

Which Litematica release should I use?

Updated 20 days ago
Latest stable file 0.26.12
Game version 1.21.11
Loader Fabric

Litematica 0.26.12 targets 1.21.11 with Fabric. It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server. 1 required mod needs a matching file.

Where it goes

Is Litematica required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.

Client Required
Dedicated server Not supported
Loader for this release Fabric
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This file is marked client-only.

What else does Litematica 0.26.12 need?

0.26.12. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

1 required mod needs a matching file

Install MaLiLib first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match.

MaLiLib Needed by Litematica 0.26.12
required
No matching file

We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Litematica without breaking your instance.

Built for Litematica 0.26.12. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 0.26.12. It targets 1.21.11 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install MaLiLib first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 0.26.12. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Litematica add?

Description

Litematica is a modern schematic mod primarily targeting light mod loaders like LiteLoader on MC 1.12.x, Rift on MC 1.13.x and Fabric on MC 1.14+.

There is also a Forge version, but currently only for MC 1.12.2. For later MC versions there are currently only third party ports such as Forgematica.

Litematica has all the main features (plus a bunch more) of the old Schematica mod, except for the printer, which is not planned for Litematica itself, but instead is left to extension mods (see: aria1th printer or the other printer).

Compatibility with shaders

Litematica's rendering doesn't currently work properly with shaders (even with Iris) in 1.21.3+. So when you need to use Litematica (schematic rendering), disable shaders.

In older MC versions the rendering works better with shaders, at least with Iris, but also depending on the shader pack. Some shader packs break the rendering pretty badly, but some used to work pretty nicely. Optifine in general is/was a lot more problematic, pretty much you can't use shaders at all with Optifine if you use Litematica. The general recommendation is to use Sodium (and Iris) instead of Optifine.

Hotkeys

The default hotkey to open the Litematica main menu is M.

Note: If you use a non-QWERTY keyboard layout, then the keys may be different, such as M becoming , on AZERTY.

Other common default hotkeys:
  • M + C - The direct hotkey to open the config menu
  • M + R - Toggle ON/OFF ALL rendering from Litematica
  • M + G - Toggle ON/OFF just schematic rendering ("ghost blocks" - all HUDs for example will still render)
  • M + T - Toggle ON/OFF the "tool item" (which is by default a stick) functionality
  • M + P - Directly open the Schematic Placements menu/list
  • M + V - Open the Schematic Verifier menu
  • Numpad minus - Open the placement configuration menu for the currently selected placement
  • Numpad multiply - Open the Area Editor menu
  • Page Up/Down - Change the selected layer in the render layers settings
  • M + Page Up/Down - Change the render layers mode
  • Ctrl + scroll (holding the tool) - Cycle the "tool mode" (there is also a button for this in the lower left corner of the main menu)
  • Alt + scroll (holding the tool) - Nudge/move the selected placement or area selection box or corner (depending on the tool mode) in the direction the player is looking at
  • Ctrl + M - Toggle or cycle the "sub-mode" or main setting of some of the "tool modes", such as pasteReplaceBehavior in Paste mode, the Corners vs. Expand behavior in Area Selection mode, or the Area vs. Placement behavior of the Delete mode

Warning for multiplayer

The Easy Place mode feature may get you banned on some servers!

The Easy Place feature will always be clicking on the target position's air block, and this can easily be detected by anti-cheat systems. So this can result in at least two things: The block placement will just be rejected and you just get client-side ghost blocks, or some anti-cheat system flags that as cheating and auto-bans you from the server. So before using Easy Place, find out of it's allowed on the server!

If you have Optifine...

In general I don't recommend using Optifine (with Litematica, or otherwise) due to the various rendering issues it causes. Instead I would recommend using Sodium and/or Iris if you want shaders.

If you have Optifine installed, then there are some options that you most likely will need to disable in Optifine, or otherwise it will break the schematic rendering:

  • If you get glitchy weird triangles, then in 1.16+ first try updating to the latest Litematica version. If that doesn't work, then set shaders to OFF (not Internal) and restart the game.
  • Render Regions probably needs to be disabled to prevent weird rendering issues (the schematic partially rendering in weird places)
  • Fast Render might also need to be disabled if there are still some weird HUD/GUI rendering issues

Documentation

There is a wiki. The wiki is still being worked on, and it will probably have a new address at some point (or rather there will be a new wiki in a new location with a lot more coverage).

Other/older documentation and explanations, some FAQ answers

Here is a Reddit post that explains the very basics of the mod:

Litematica - Easy Place support on servers

Misc explanations on Reddit or my Discord server

Schematic format conversions:

Litematica Normal selection mode with sub-regions:

Litematica - hiding an area selection:

Litematica - can't create new selection sub-regions (in Simple mode):

Litematica - Normal/Multi-Region area selection tutorial:

Litematica - Easy Place on a server with FabricCarpet but no CarpetExtra:

Litematica - easy/fast selections tutorial:

Litematica - schematic formats:

Litematica - saving and pasting with block entity data:

Litematica - Material Lists variants:

Litematica - Manual Origin issue:

Litematica - placing stairs correctly:

Litematica - performance tips with large schematics:

Litematica - large schematics, bad performance or crashes, what to do:

Litematica - how to only show one block type at a time:

Litematica not working/keys not working:

Litematica "only render one block":

Litematica - finding the schematics directory/game directory:

Litematica - using sub-regions:

Litematica - pasting redstone on servers:

Litematica - pasting inventory contents on servers, feat. Litemoretica:

Litematica - paste task not running + somewhat comprehensive mspt and profiling quick howto:

Litematica - schematic placement explained:

Litematica - material list:

Litematica - performance tips with large schematics:

Litematica - no schematics directory in the .minecraft directory:

Litematica "not working" (not in Controls) -> F3, malilib keys, Mod Menu:

World Edit pasting:

MacOS how to go up one directory:

Youtube tutorials

Here are some of the better Youtube tutorial videos I've come across.

Youtube tutorials

Project description from Modrinth.

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Litematica versions and loaders

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