Parchment

Spec sheet

What it does

Parchment is a community-sourced, modloader-neutral set of parameter names and javadocs that augments Mojang’s official names.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Support

The Getting Started page directs users with questions to the official Parchment Discord server.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Company details

The opened site identifies the ParchmentMC Team but does not state a headquarters or founding year.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Contribution standards

Mapping standards ask contributors to use American English spelling and lower camel case for parameter names.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Distribution

The setup instructions use the Parchment Maven repository at https://maven.parchmentmc.org.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Fabric integration

Fabric Loom has native support for Parchment mappings as of version 0.9.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Forge integration

For Forge development, Parchment provides the Librarian Gradle plugin, which requires ForgeGradle 5.1.20 or later and Gradle 7.1.1 or higher.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Mapping basis

The mapping set is based on Mojang’s published obfuscation maps for Minecraft versions since 1.14.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Modloader compatibility

The site says the mappings can be used with Forge, Fabric, Quilt, and other modding platforms.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Mojmap compatibility

Parchment mappings are described as fully compatible with Mojmap mappings.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Open source

Parchment mappings are open source and hosted publicly on GitHub.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Review priorities

The two latest Minecraft major releases are actively reviewed, while contributions for older major versions may receive lower review priority.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Snapshots

The version policy says the team does not currently map snapshot versions because they are unstable and may be invalidated by later snapshots.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Version coverage

Parchment supports Minecraft versions that have published obfuscation logs and supports only the latest minor version of each maintained major release.Read 4 Oct 2026 · parchmentmc.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Minecraft Mod Development Tools#20 of 357.5