How to use Litematica

Litematica is a Fabric mod. It projects a schematic as a hologram and tells you which blocks you still need. It does not give you free blocks.

1. Install the Fabric loader for your Minecraft version, then MaLiLib, then Litematica.
2. Boot the instance once so it creates the schematics folder.
3. Get a .litematic (generate one here, or export from a world with Litematica).
4. Load it (M → Load Schematics), place the hologram, lock the position.
5. Use the material list and easy-place / layer mode while you build.

Keys you actually use

• M — main menu (load, placements, material list).
• Layer mode — build one Y-level at a time so the hologram is readable.
• Easy place — optional; still requires the item in your inventory.

Material list vs this site

After the hologram is placed, Litematica’s material list is the live count of what is still missing in the world. This generator’s list is the full recipe before you start. Both should agree on totals. Details: Litematica material list.

File import path in full: import a litematic. Install from scratch: Fabric and MaLiLib. If the list is empty: Litematica not working. Build the ghost with layer mode and easy place. Generate one: Minecraft schematic generator.

The shapes this compiler writes, with sizes, are on Schematics Minecraft. Saving the .litematic is the Litematica schematics download.

New to the mod? Litematica mod explains what it is, which loaders it supports and where the official downloads are.

Reviewed 2026-09-24. Not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.