Config Object Abstraction Library (COAL)
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on ModrinthConfig Options Abstraction Layer (COAL) is a stable API and
provider SPI for Minecraft mod configuration. It plays the same role for
configuration that SLF4J plays for logging: mods depend only on coal-api;
the actual reading, writing, validating, migrating, and GUI-rendering of
configuration is delegated to whichever ConfigProvider is on the classpath
at runtime.
For players
Install this plus one adapter for any mod that uses COAL to work with a settings screen:
- coal-yacl-adapter — renders settings in YetAnotherConfigLib.
- coal-cloth-adapter — renders settings in Cloth Config.
Without an adapter, COAL still lets mods start — settings just fall back to their defaults and you'll see a one-time notice.
For mod authors
Depend on coal-api and let your users pick the GUI they want. See the
docs for getting-started, guides, and the
full specification.
Links
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.8
- 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 coal-neoforge-0.1.0+1.21.8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 187 KB
- Download link checked 25 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.