
Mob Journal is a lightweight and immersive mod that automatically records every mob you've encountered in your world. Track your discoveries, see detailed descriptions, and browse mobs by name or mod.
🧠 Features
- 📝 Auto-Discovery – Mobs are added as you wander close to them.
- 📚 In-Game Journal UI – A beautifully rendered double-page book to browse mobs.
- 🔍 Search & Filters – Search by name or mod (e.g.
@mythology). - 🧟 Mob Details – Health, armor, drop preview, and kill/death stats.
- 🔔 Toasts – Get a custom notification when you discover a new mob.
- 🎨 Custom Descriptions – Add your own JSON-based mob descriptions (optional).


💡 Usage
- Open the journal with
J(configurable in controls) (Only works if you have the Mob Journal item in your inventory) - Scroll through pages using the arrow buttons.
- Click on a mob to view its details.
- Use the search bar to find mobs quickly.
- Search by mod using
@modid, e.g.@minecraftor@mobs_of_mythology.
- Search by mod using
- Alt + Left click on a mob inside the grid list or detail will open up its render config!
🛠️ Custom Descriptions
Descriptions can be provided per mob or by default per mod. More on this in the README.
You can add custom mob descriptions using JSON files in:
assets/journal/mobs_desc/<mob_namespace>/<mob_name>.json
Supports simple Markdown with in-game formatting, icons, and loot placeholders.
✅ Requirements
How to Install Mob Journal (Mod)
Mob Journal by KevzCz is verified for Fabric, Forge, Neoforge across Minecraft versions 1.20.1, 1.21.1 (latest release: 1.4.3, file size: 534 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.20.1, 1.21.1) and platform (Fabric, Forge, Neoforge).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Fabric, Forge, Neoforge.
- Move the downloaded Mob Journal file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
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Added hover previews: hovering a word can show an item, a texture, or every item in a tag
Tag previews come in two styles - a single cycling icon, or a 4x4 grid that pages through larger tags
Textures now accept width, height, srcwidth and srcheight
Added {left}, {center} and {right} line markers; headings are now centered by default
Descriptions now wrap by word instead of breaking between phrases
Health and armor no longer print a trailing .0, and stat rows that resolve to N/A are hidden
Added built-in descriptions for wolves, cats, parrots, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits and llamas
1.21.1's tags differ from 1.20.1 so there are differences between the 2 versions' descriptions
Added hover previews: hovering a word can show an item, a texture, or every item in a tag
Tag previews come in two styles - a single cycling icon, or a 4x4 grid that pages through larger tags
Textures now accept width, height, srcwidth and srcheight
Added {left}, {center} and {right} line markers; headings are now centered by default
Descriptions now wrap by word instead of breaking between phrases
Health and armor no longer print a trailing .0, and stat rows that resolve to N/A are hidden
Added built-in descriptions for wolves, cats, parrots, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits and llamas
1.21.1's tags differ from 1.20.1 so there are differences between the 2 versions' descriptions
Added hover previews: hovering a word can show an item, a texture, or every item in a tag
Tag previews come in two styles - a single cycling icon, or a 4x4 grid that pages through larger tags
Textures now accept width, height, srcwidth and srcheight
Added {left}, {center} and {right} line markers; headings are now centered by default
Descriptions now wrap by word instead of breaking between phrases
Health and armor no longer print a trailing .0, and stat rows that resolve to N/A are hidden
Added built-in descriptions for wolves, cats, parrots, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits and llamas
1.21.1's tags differ from 1.20.1 so there are differences between the 2 versions' descriptions
Added hover previews: hovering a word can show an item, a texture, or every item in a tag
Tag previews come in two styles - a single cycling icon, or a 4x4 grid that pages through larger tags
Textures now accept width, height, srcwidth and srcheight
Added {left}, {center} and {right} line markers; headings are now centered by default
Descriptions now wrap by word instead of breaking between phrases
Health and armor no longer print a trailing .0, and stat rows that resolve to N/A are hidden
Added built-in descriptions for wolves, cats, parrots, horses, cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits and llamas
1.21.1's tags differ from 1.20.1 so there are differences between the 2 versions' descriptions
Fix trinket/curios compat checks
Journal slot now uses a new texture
Fix trinket/curios compat checks
Journal slot now uses a new texture
Added trinkets & curios compat
Added trinkets & curios compat
