Litematica FAQ

Litematica is a client-side schematic mod that lets you preview, place, and verify builds in-world using ghost block overlays. It is primarily aimed at light mod loaders like LiteLoader, Rift, and Fabric, with extra features for creative mode work.

The default hotkey to open the Litematica main menu is M. M + C opens the config menu directly, and M + P opens the Schematic Placements menu.

Litematica's rendering does not currently work properly with shaders (even with Iris) in 1.21.3+, so you need to disable shaders when using schematic rendering. On older MC versions it works better with shaders, but Optifine is generally much more problematic than Sodium with Iris.

No, Litematica does not have a built-in printer to place blocks for you. The printer is not planned for Litematica itself and is instead left to extension mods.

Easy Place is a mode that helps with block placement, but some servers may not allow it. Use it carefully on multiplayer servers.

Yes, Litematica creates a material list that shows every block you need for your build, calculated into stacks.

Yes, Litematica saves entities like item frames and paintings inside the schematic.

Litematica supports Fabric, Forge, LiteLoader, Ornithe, and Rift loaders across versions including 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2, and 26.3. The Forge version currently only exists for MC 1.12.2; later versions rely on third-party ports like Forgematica.

The tool item is by default a stick, and its functionality can be toggled with M + T. Holding the tool and using Ctrl + scroll cycles through the different tool modes.

Yes, Litematica lets you build complex structures by viewing them one layer at a time. Page Up/Down changes the selected layer, and M + Page Up/Down changes the render layers mode.