Contract
Lightweight mod for servers adding contracts and bureaucracy to minecraft.
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 229
- Followers on Modrinth
- 1
- versions
- 4
- Updated
- August 3, 2026Aug 3
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Needed both in the game and on the server
Contracts
A lightweight Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that introduces Contracts — an advanced upgrade to vanilla Book and Quill with enhanced text editing, interactive elements, and document formatting.
🌟 Planned Features
- 🛠️ [ DONE ] Interactive Checkboxes — Create toggleable checklist items directly inside documents.
- 📝 [ PARTLY DONE ] Dynamic Lists — Bullet points, numbered lists, and auto-indenting text blocks.
- 🎨 [IN DEVELOPMENT] Rich Text Formatting — Advanced styling tools including colors, bold/italic/strikethrough toggles, and alignment options.
- 📜 [ DONE ] Contract Signing & Binding — Formalize agreements between players with immutable signatures.
- ⚡ [IN DEVELOPMENT] Lightweight & Vanilla-Friendly — Minimal overhead, seamless integration into standard gameplay without bloat.
🛠️ Status & Progress
| Feature / Component | Status |
|---|---|
| Mod Setup & Object Initialization | ✅ Done |
| Item & GUI Registration | ✅ Done |
| Custom Book/Contract Screen UI | ✅ Done |
| Checkboxes & Interactive Text Components | ✅ Partly Done |
| Text Formatting & Parsing Engine | 🚧 In Development |
| NBT Saving & Network Serialization | ✅ Done |
🔧 Requirements & Installation
- Download and install Minecraft 1.20.1.
- Install Fabric Loader (v0.19.3+).
- Download and place Fabric API (any version) into your
.minecraft/modsfolder. - Download and place Fabric Language Kotlin (any version) into your
.minecraft/modsfolder. - Download the latest release of Contracts and place it in your
modsfolder.
📚 Guide
⚠️ This section will be updated as development progresses. Stay tuned
To get the contract paper you should craft it via a paper and a feather.

After crafting the contract right click it and open gui. To create a line with checkbox press enter.

🤝 Contributing & Support
- Issues / Feature Requests: Please open an issue on GitHub.
- Pull Requests: Feel free to submit PRs for features marked as In Development.
📄 License
This mod is licensed under the MIT License.
FAQ
How to install Contract?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Contract 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 Contract support?
Contract has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1.
Is Contract needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server