Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
Platforms
Supported environments
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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).
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 menuM + R
- Toggle ON/OFF ALL rendering from LitematicaM + 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) functionalityM + P
- Directly open the Schematic Placements menu/listM + V
- Open the Schematic Verifier menuNumpad minus
- Open the placement configuration menu for the currently selected placementNumpad multiply
- Open the Area Editor menuPage Up/Down
- Change the selected layer in the render layers settingsM + Page Up/Down
- Change the render layers modeCtrl + 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 atCtrl + M
- Toggle or cycle the "sub-mode" or main setting of some of the "tool modes", such aspasteReplaceBehavior
in Paste mode, theCorners
vs.Expand
behavior in Area Selection mode, or theArea
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
(notInternal
) 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:
- https://old.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/r9n9mi/litematicas_addselectionbox_keybind_wont_work/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/feedthebeast/comments/r9n9mi/litematicas_addselectionbox_keybind_wont_work/hnpe9yg/
Litematica - hiding an area selection:
- https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/discussions/755#discussioncomment-6772682
- https://old.reddit.com/r/fabricmc/comments/yw9r5y/litematica_1192_issues/ixr7l5h/
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:
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1235158483792433214
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1221223833889935420
Litematica - easy/fast selections tutorial:
Litematica - schematic formats:
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/183172448919748608/1180841121845354516
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1176569283271213098
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1097540707931127938
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/169369095538606080/1081089742944337941
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1097564948999184394
- https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/issues/812#issuecomment-1924300257
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:
- https://old.reddit.com/r/litematica/comments/1co6vh4/downloading_schematics_on_different_versions_of/l3c21l9/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/litematica/comments/13es48n/how_to_import_schematics_on_mac/kb8bu5d/
Litematica - using sub-regions:
Litematica - pasting redstone on servers:
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1063578995347685446
- https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/litematica?comment=2838
- https://discord.com/channels/169369095538606080/566649314001158165/1227276878830764183
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.