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At a glance
Install in the game only; not needed on the server
Bento GUI
Bento GUI is an expressive GUI library that makes building dynamic screens fast and easy. It is a replacement for Minecraft’s UI widgets that is inspired by HTML and CSS.
Features:
- Many UI elements provided out of the box
- Build elements using the builder pattern
- Robust layout engine with min/max and auto-computed dimensions
- Customizable element rendering
Bento GUI is documented in-code with JavaDocs and on my wiki.
@Environment(EnvType.CLIENT)
public class MyScreen extends Screen {
public MyScreen() {
super(Text.literal("My Screen"));
}
@Override
protected void init() {
Window window = client.getWindow();
int width = window.getScaledWidth();
int height = window.getScaledHeight();
// The root panel that will contain everything
Panel root = Panel.builder()
.dimensions(width, height)
.spacing(1)
.build();
// Add elements to root
Label title = Label.builder()
.text(Text.literal("My Screen"))
.dimensions(true, 32)
.build();
ScrollPanel body = ScrollPanel.ofMenu()
.dimensions(true, true)
.alignCenter()
.padding(10, 0)
.spacing(10)
.build();
Panel footer = Panel.builder()
.dimensions(true, 32)
.alignCenter()
.alignMiddle()
.padding(20, 0)
.spacing(8)
.flowAxis(FlowAxis.HORIZONTAL)
.build();
root.addChild(title);
root.addChild(body);
root.addChild(footer);
// Add elements to footer
TextField<String> searchField = TextField.ofString()
.placeholder(Text.literal("Search..."))
.width(true)
.maxWidth(200)
.build();
Button doneButton = Button.builder()
.text(Text.literal("Done"))
.onPress(self -> close())
.build();
footer.addChild(searchField);
footer.addChild(doneButton);
// Add root as drawable child
addDrawableChild(root);
}
}FAQ
How to install Bento GUI?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Bento GUI for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Bento GUI support?
Bento GUI has builds for Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1.
Is Bento GUI needed on the server?
Client only — no need to install it on the server