Glintless Books
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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This data pack removes the enchantment glint automatically applied to written books. Compatible with any texture pack :)
Does it hog resources?
Not at all! The way the data pack is designed renders it inactive until a book is signed, at which point it activates for a split second before going inactive again.
How does it work?
Glintless Books uses two custom advancements to detect when a player's inventory gains a written book, then immediately modifies the newly created book to remove the enchantment glint. The advancement triggered changes depending on the hand being used to write the book, but they work the exact same way.
Does it do anything else?
The only other feature it adds is an advancement called "Shakespeare" that players obtain upon writing their first book. This advancement is fitted into the vanilla Adventure progression.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as glintless-books-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 10 KB
- Download link checked 22 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.