How do I install Paintings Unlocked?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Paintings Unlocked work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Paintings Unlocked

by SparkStuff · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Data pack1 build
Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build
Mod loader NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Data pack ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · NeoForge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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THIS DATAPACK DOES NOT ADD ANY NEW PAINTINGS - IT ONLY MAKES UNOBTAINABLE PAINTINGS OBTAINABLE.

Paintings Unlocked simply allows players to get 'operator only' paintings in survival mode. Not only from the base game, but from other mods/datapacks.

Compatability list:

Portfolio

Coming soon..?:

Supplementaries

Recommended:

Gallery easy painting selector
Variant Paintings for visual painting items

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1
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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as paintings-unlocked-1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 18 KB
Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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