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- Updated
- September 28, 2026Sep 28
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- in 2021
At a glance
Works both in the game and on the server — install where you need it
Silk [sɪlk] is a Minecraft API for Kotlin - targetting Fabric, Quilt and Paper.
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Features of the API:
- an inventory GUI API
- a Kotlin wrapper for Brigadier
- a Kotlin DSL for creating complex
Textobjects - coroutine utilities and tasks
- kotlinx.serialization support for Minecraft classes
- a scoreboard (sideboard) API
ItemStackutilities- serialization of any class to NBT with kotlinx.serialization
- an NBT builder
- an API for storing persistent data on Chunks, Entities etc
- kotlinx.serialization based networking (packets c2s, s2c and c2c)
- Kotlin Compose UI support
- general extensions for Entities, Worlds and more
- geometry utilities
Docs
The docs link can be found on Silk GitHub.
Read them to get started with each module and see how to add it to your Gradle project.
Note: Currently, the ingame ID of the wrapper mod is silk-all
License
Current versions of Silk are available under the GPL-3.0, while older versions below 1.5.1 of (at that time FabrikMC) have been shared under the Apache-2.0 License.
FAQ
How to install Silk?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Silk 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 Silk support?
Silk has builds for Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.17.1–26.3.
Is Silk needed on the server?
Works on either side — install it in the game, on the server, or both
