Better Console Line
A lightweight server-side Fabric mod that replaces Minecraft's basic console input with JLine.
It keeps command input readable while logs are being printed and works well in interactive terminals such as SSH and tmux.
Features
- Supports command history and line editing
- Provides command completion
- Handles UTF-8 input reliably
- Restores the input line after log output
- Highlights warnings and errors with colors
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- 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 better-console-line-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.5 MB
- Download link checked 25 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.