MCTextFileReader
A mod that can read out-of-game files in game (fabric only)
Install
- Download the latest version from the Versions page
- Install the mod into your mods folder
- Start Minecraft
Use
- Enter the world
- Put the content you want to output in the game chat bar into [Save (in archived Texts folder) | Global (in the Texts folder of the server or client runtime directory)]
- Give file permissions to you (Requires permission level 2 or above | Enable cheating) [use /FileReader Permission Give [FileName]]
- Type /FileReader File Read [FileName] [Save (in archived Texts folder) | Global (in the Texts folder of the server or client runtime directory)] in the chat box
or type /cTextFileReader Read [FileName(in the Texts folder of client runtime directory)] (client only) - The file content comes out
Compilation and debugging
- Clone this repository
- Use your IDE to import build.gradle file
- Start debugging and compiling
(Optional)4. Run gradlew build under the root directory of the repository to compile the mod
License
This project is open source under the GPL-3 license
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as TextFileReader-1.0.9-1.20.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 123 KB
- Download link checked 21 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.