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Resources / Resource packs / xali's Enchanted Books

xali's Enchanted Books

A small CIT that attribute custom textures to enchanted books to be more identifiable.

Resource packsFree1.13 – 1.21
by xalixilax · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

xali's Enchanted Books is a resource pack made by xalixilax. A small CIT that attribute custom textures to enchanted books to be more identifiable.

It supports Minecraft 1.13 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 500,150 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Mar 30, 2025.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.181.171.161.13

Release history

xali's Enchanted Books has had 6 releases on Modrinth since Jan 26, 2023. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.0.0, released on Mar 30, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.13 – 1.21.5. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 229 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Mar 30, 20251.13 – 1.21.5Release
1.0.0-beta.2Feb 9, 20251.13 – 1.21.4Beta
1.0.0-beta.1Jan 30, 20251.21.5Beta
0.13.0Aug 31, 20241.13 – 1.21.1Release
v0.11Jan 28, 20231.13 – 1.19.2Release

Latest release on GitHub

xali's Enchanted Books is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v0.12.0, published on Feb 18, 2023.

No content.

Before that: v0.11 (Jan 28, 2023), v0.11b (Jan 28, 2023).

Description from the author on Modrinth

xali's Enchanted Books

Trying to find the enchanted book I wanted in a chest full of it have always been a pain to me. This pack aim to resolve that issue by giving every enchanted book a different texture base on their type and their level while keeping an art style that still fit into the base game. 

Supported Enchants

Minecraft

  • All as of 1.21.5

Illager Plus

  • Illager Bane (max level: 7)

Alex's Mobs

  • Straddle Jump (max level: 3)
  • Board Return
  • Serpentfriend
  • Lavawax

Better End Forge

  • End Veil

Astral Sorcery

  • Scorching Heat
  • Night Vision

Enchanted Shulkers

  • Refill
  • Siphon

Charm

  • Acquisition

VeinMining

  • Vein Mining

Nether Depths Upgrade

  • Hell Strider (max level: 3)

Requirement

For 1.21.1 and under, one of the following mod is required for this pack to work properly:

Issues

Optifine

The custom item texture is always the same

  • Make sure ESC/Option/Video Setting/Quality/Custom Item is set to ON.
  • Make sure the texture pack is enabled
  • Make sure Optifine is properly installed

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Written by xalixilax. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install xali's Enchanted Books

  1. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  2. In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.

  3. Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.

  4. Move xali's Enchanted Books to the right-hand list and click Done.

  5. It is made for Minecraft 1.13 – 1.21. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft resource packs

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
CC BY
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 15, 2026)

xali's Enchanted Books compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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xali's Enchanted Booksthe one you looked at500K1.13 – 1.21Mar 30, 2025Free
Even Better Enchantsmythitorium5.3M1.17 – 26.xDec 21, 2025Free
Enchantment EnhancementsViper_exe130K1.8 – 26.xSep 24, 2026Free
Fresh Animations: EmissiveFreshLX1.9M1.16 – 26.x15 days agoFree

Questions

Does xali's Enchanted Books work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is xali's Enchanted Books free?

Yes. xali's Enchanted Books is free to download from Modrinth.

Is xali's Enchanted Books still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to xali's Enchanted Books?

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