FramedBlocks Fabric

FramedBlocks Fabric is an unofficial port of FramedBlocks by XFactHD to the Fabric mod loader, for Minecraft 1.21.1. It adds framed versions of about 230 block shapes. A framed block starts out as an empty wooden frame and takes on the look of almost any other block, so you can build slopes, corners, panels and many more shapes in any material.

Last updated: October 2026

Place a framed block and right-click it with a block item: the frame now looks like that block and also uses its sounds. Fluids can be applied the same way. The Framed Hammer takes the camo off again. Blocks with block entities and untagged non-solid blocks cannot be used as a camo.

The block registry of the mod holds 236 blocks. 231 of them are framed shapes with their own item; the rest are three wall-mounted torch variants and the two saws. The shapes range from simple cubes, slabs and panels to slope edges, pyramids and collapsible blocks.

Double blocks combine two framed parts in the space of one block, for example two slabs or two panels, and every part can take a different camo.

Use glowstone dust on a framed block to make it emit light. A camo that emits light, such as glowstone, also makes the framed block glow. Fluids work as a camo as well.

Besides building shapes there are framed versions of functional blocks, from doors and signs to chests, hoppers, tanks and rails. They take a camo like any other framed block.

Five tools change framed blocks after placing them: the Framed Hammer, Wrench, Screwdriver, Key and Blueprint. Glowstone dust, Framed Reinforcement and Phantom Paste upgrade a single block.

The Framing Saw converts one framed shape into another using a material-value system, with a searchable recipe screen. The Powered Framing Saw does the same and runs without energy by default.

Ten optional integrations are built in and only switch on when the other mod is installed. Create, Applied Energistics 2 and Building Gadgets are not supported in this port.

Install Fabric Loader 0.19 or newer and Fabric API for Minecraft 1.21.1, then put the mod into the mods folder of the game and of the server. Java 21 is required, and Forge Config API Port is already bundled.

What is FramedBlocks Fabric?

FramedBlocks Fabric is a port of FramedBlocks by XFactHD (upstream version 10.5.3 for NeoForge) to Fabric Loader and Fabric API on Minecraft 1.21.1. It is an unofficial community port and is not affiliated with or endorsed by XFactHD.

FramedBlocks adds "framed" versions of many block shapes. A framed block starts out as an empty wooden frame and can be given the appearance of almost any other block. That makes it useful for building with shapes that vanilla Minecraft does not offer in every material, like a slope made of deepslate tiles or a panel made of cherry planks.

How does camouflage work?

The look a framed block takes on is called its camo.

• Apply a camo. Right-click a framed block with a suitable block item. The framed block takes over the appearance of that block and also its sound.
• Fluids. Fluids can be applied as a camo too.
• Not accepted. Blocks with block entities and untagged non-solid blocks are rejected.
• Remove a camo. Hit the block with the Framed Hammer.
• Item use. Whether the camo item is consumed is a server config option.
• Double blocks. Blocks that combine two framed parts in one block space take one camo per part.

Which shapes are there?

The block registry contains 236 blocks: 231 framed shapes that have an item, three wall-mounted torch variants that share the item of their floor torch, the Framing Saw and the Powered Framing Saw.

• Building shapes: cubes, slabs, panels, slopes, stairs, corner and prism pieces, pillars, slope edges, slope panel and slope slab corners, pyramids, checkered and layered variants, collapsible blocks and double blocks.
• Functional blocks: doors, iron doors, trapdoors, gates, fences, walls, ladders, levers, buttons, pressure plates, signs and hanging signs, torches, lanterns, flower pots, item frames, bookshelves, chests, hoppers, secret storage, tanks, bars, panes, a lightning rod, a target block, a bouncy cube, a redstone block, rails and rail slopes.

Tools and upgrades

Framing Saw and Powered Framing Saw

The Framing Saw converts framed blocks into other framed shapes using a material-value system. Its recipe screen is searchable.

The Powered Framing Saw works without energy by default. If Team Reborn Energy is installed, other mods can insert energy into the saw from every side except the top. The saw never outputs energy. The server config option poweredSawRequiresEnergy (default false) controls whether energy is needed: with true, the saw consumes energy while crafting and does nothing without it.

Configuration

FramedBlocks Fabric has config files for client rendering, overlays, server rules and developer debugging. They use Forge Config API Port, which is bundled with the mod.

What do I need to install?

The mod has to be installed on both the client and the server.

How do I install it?

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.21.1 and Fabric API.
2. Put the mod jar into the mods folder of the client and, for multiplayer, of the server.
3. Start the game.

Which mods does it work with?

These integrations are optional and only active if the other mod is installed: JEI, REI, EMI, Jade, Diagonal Blocks, Amendments, Searchables, Additional Placements, AtlasViewer and Team Reborn Energy.

All integrations compile against the API of the other mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 on Fabric. In a world, JEI, REI, EMI and Jade load the FramedBlocks plugin (automated client test). The remaining integrations have not been tested in game yet. Please report problems on the issue tracker.

Not included, because no Fabric build of these mods exists for Minecraft 1.21.1: Create, Applied Energistics 2 and Building Gadgets. Their integrations were removed from the port.

Differences from the NeoForge original

• Runs on Fabric Loader and Fabric API instead of NeoForge.
• The mod id is framedblocks_fabric instead of framedblocks. Worlds and items from the NeoForge version are not compatible, because the block and item ids differ.
• Rendering was rebuilt on the Fabric Rendering API.
• Item and fluid handling uses the Fabric Transfer API instead of NeoForge capabilities.
• The integrations with Create, Applied Energistics 2 and Building Gadgets were removed, including the AE2 Framing Saw Pattern item.
• The Athena integration was removed. Camos with connected textures rely on the general model capture instead.
• The Powered Framing Saw uses Team Reborn Energy instead of NeoForge energy, and works without energy by default.
• New pixel-art logo.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official FramedBlocks?

No. FramedBlocks is made by XFactHD for NeoForge. FramedBlocks Fabric is an unofficial community port to Fabric by Navrelis. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by XFactHD.

Can I open a world from the NeoForge version?

No. The port uses the mod id framedblocks_fabric instead of framedblocks, so blocks and items from the NeoForge version do not carry over.

Does it work on servers?

Yes. Install it on the server and on every client. The mod is required on both sides.

Can I use water or other fluids as a camo?

Yes. Fluids can be applied to a framed block like a block item.

Is the camo block used up?

That depends on the server config. Whether the camo item is consumed is a server config option.

Does the Powered Framing Saw need energy?

Not by default. With Team Reborn Energy installed, other mods can feed it energy, and the server option poweredSawRequiresEnergy makes energy required.

Does it work with Create or Applied Energistics 2?

No. Those integrations were removed from the port, because no Fabric builds of Create, Applied Energistics 2 or Building Gadgets exist for Minecraft 1.21.1.

Where do I report bugs?

At the issue tracker of the port. Please include the Minecraft, Fabric Loader, Fabric API and mod versions, the log file and, for rendering issues, the list of other installed mods. Do not report bugs of this port to the upstream project.

Credits

FramedBlocks Fabric is an unofficial port of FramedBlocks by XFactHD. All credit for the concept, the content and the original code goes to XFactHD and the upstream contributors.

This port is not affiliated with or endorsed by XFactHD. Report bugs of the port to the port's issue tracker, not to the upstream project.

• Original mod: FramedBlocks on GitHub and on CurseForge, by XFactHD
• Fabric port: Navrelis
• Source of the port: https://github.com/navrelis/FramedBlocks-Fabric
• Issues: https://github.com/navrelis/FramedBlocks-Fabric/issues
• License: LGPL-3.0. The bundled Forge Config API Port by Fuzs is MPL-2.0.