Architectury API
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- 👍 0.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #10 of 1284 fabric mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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An intermediary api aimed to ease developing multiplatform mods.
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### What is Architectury API
Architectury API is an api to abstract calls to fabric api and forge api as both loader has different implementations of what can be perceived as the same thing.
Architectury API updates regularly, with new hooks and features. Currently contains over 90 events hooks, networking abstraction, loader calls abstraction, game registry abstraction and an easy to use @ExpectPlatform annotation (Only works on static methods).
### Do I really need this API?
Architectury API is only one part of the architectury ecosystem, Architectury Plugin is the gradle plugin enabling all this multiplatform actions.
Architectury API is optional for projects built on architectury, you may create your architectury project with just Architectury Plugin.
### Advantages of Architectury
- Open sourced
- Less boilerplate for your multiplatform mod
### Getting started with making multiplatform mods
Architectury Loom: https://github.com/architectury/architectury-loom (a fork of Fabric Loom adding multiplatform development capabilities)
Gradle Plugin: https://github.com/architectury/architectury-plugin (includes Architectury Injectables, for the `@ExpectPlatform` annotation)
Example Mod: https://github.com/architectury/architectury-example-mod (a discontinued example mod using Architectury, if possible, use the templates instead)
Mod Templates: https://github.com/architectury/architectury-templates (a set of templates to get started using the Architectury toolchain)
### Example: Usage of @ExpectPlatform !(https://camo.githubusercontent.com/78c68766affb70fbd88f9806e0e95f78765ec339448d7102065f2942be2b3215/68747470733a2f2f6d656469612e646973636f72646170702e6e65742f6174746163686d656e74732f3538363138363230323738313138383130382f3737363432383831343330393738353632302f756e6b6e6f776e2e706e673f77696474683d31313931266865696768743d343339)
### Credits
In certain older versions, this library used to bundle typetools; you can find its license (https://github.com/jhalterman/typetools/blob/master/LICENSE.txt "")
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Architectury API is a multiplatform modding API that abstracts calls between Fabric and Forge, offering over 90 event hooks, networking, loader calls, and game registry abstractions. It's a core dependency for many cross-platform mods, with 7,663 endorsements and 95.5M downloads, updated regularly.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive adoption: 95.5M downloads and 7,663 endorsements prove it's the go-to for cross-platform modding
- Regular updates keep it compatible with the latest Minecraft versions and mod loaders
- Saves you from writing duplicate code for Fabric and Forge—just write once and run everywhere
⚠️ Cons
- Requires learning the Architectury toolchain (Loom, Gradle plugin) to get the full benefit
- Not needed if you're only modding for one loader—adds unnecessary complexity for single-platform mods
- The example mod is discontinued, so you'll need to rely on templates or community guides
This is for mod developers who want to release their mod on both Fabric and Forge without maintaining two separate codebases. If you're a player, you'll likely install this as a dependency for other mods, not directly. It's also great for modders who want to future-proof their work across loaders.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're a player, just drop the jar into your mods folder—it's a dependency, so other mods will tell you if you need it.
- For modders, start with the Architectury Templates (linked in the description) instead of the discontinued example mod.
- Use the @ExpectPlatform annotation only on static methods—it won't work on instance methods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- shedaniel
- Version
- 21.0.7+fabric
- Downloads
- 95,492,869
- Endorsements
- 7,663
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 11/16/2020
- Updated
- 8/2/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2
- Tags
- library
🔗 Required By 21 Mods
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Architectury API support?
The author lists 26.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Architectury API?
Version 21.0.7+fabric, published 2026-08-02 with 95.5M downloads recorded at the source.
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