How do I install better cartography?

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 better cartography work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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better cartography

by Wish13 · on Modrinth

Better Cartography: A mod for Neoforge and a Java datapack that changes how you make maps, lets you "recycle" paper, and more QoL features.

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 NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.4–1.21.8Newest

Minecraft 1.21.4–1.21.8Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.4–1.21.8 · Data pack ⬇ Download for 1.21.4–1.21.8 · 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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Better Cartography

Better Cartography is a Java Datapack, a NeoForge mod, and a Bedrock addon that adds and edits some recipes.

FEATURES!!

Craft nametags (OH MY GOD) with paper and string
Duplicate empty maps and paper with water bucket + map/paper
Easily craft empty maps with a ink sac and paper

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as bc_datapack.zip
Download size: 3 KB
Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working

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

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