How do I install Simply Runes?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Simply Runes work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.18.2, 1.17. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Simply Runes

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.17–1.18. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Aelpecyem · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.18.2Newest
Minecraft 1.17

⬇ Download for 1.18.2 ⬇ Download for 1.17

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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Simply Runes is a tiny mod all about runes of Elder Furthark.

Currently, this mod adds five runes, but more may come in the future.

Simply Runes was made for Modfest 1.17

Mechanics

Simply Runes' major mechanic is runecarving.

Access it by putting Smooth Slate in an Enchanting Table.

Runecarving

This allows you to craft runes! To craft runes, you will need to find Knowledge Fragments, which tell you what certain runes do and how they are carved.

You can find them in a lot of places.

Knowledge Fragments can be found all over the world

Once acquired, you can read recipes for runes from them:

Simply Runes — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.18.2, 1.17
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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as runes-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 152 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

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

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