Dyed Books
A datapack for dyeing the covers of books different colours and removing the enchantment glint from written books.
⬇ Download on Modrinth
This datapack adds recipes to dye the covers of books different colours, just like leather armor. It works on books, book and quills, and written books. Multiple dyes can be used at the same time or in sequence, allowing for over 5 million different colours! The colour can be removed with water, either by using a cauldron in 26.1+, or by crafting with a water bucket in versions1.21.5–1.21.11. Additionally, there are recipes for removing or adding the enchantment glint to written books, using regular ink sacs and glow ink sacs respectively.
Important: The corresponding resource pack is required to see the books change colour (though the enchantment glint changes will still be visible).
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- 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 resource packs walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as Dyed Books Datapack (1.21.5 - 26.2).zip
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.