
Shiv
This mod uses a collection of hacks and tomfoolery to restore compatibility with other mods on quilt. Its like a shim but more dangerous!
⬇ Download on Modrinth"if anyone ever seriously recommends this mod i'm stealing their kneecaps" - quilt loader dev
This mod uses a collection of hacks and tomfoolery to restore compatibility with other mods on quilt. This mostly involves modifying or removing mixins from other mods and replacing it with compatible code. Its like a shim but more dangerous! (and niche and targeted)
You must be running minecraft in a JDK for this mod to work, the JRE does not support the attach API.
Please dont complain to mod authors if their mod is broken while this mod is installed! All crash reports should go on the github.
Compatibility fixes:
- Decorative blocks
- Combat Enchantments
- Big Beacons
- Armored Elytra
Internal toolkit:
- Injection overwriting
- Mixin control (shouldApplyMixin for other mods)
- Mixin method removal
- Arbitrary bytecode transformations
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.19.4
- 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 shiv-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 387 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.