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Getting Started

UniPanels adds configurable in-world display panels for Minecraft 1.21.1 using NeoForge.

Panels can display custom text, item icons and information retrieved from blocks in the world. Depending on the panel type, you can also configure colors, block textures, dimensions, scrolling and other display properties.

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.21.1
  • NeoForge 21.1.200 or newer
  • UniPanels

Optional integrations are available for supported mods such as:

  • Applied Energistics 2
  • Mekanism
  • Ars Nouveau

These mods are not required to use UniPanels.

Choosing a Panel

UniPanels currently provides four main panel types:

  • Basic Panel — reads data directly from the block behind it.
  • Advanced Panel — displays information from up to four remotely linked source blocks.
  • Color Panel — custom text and icons on configurable colored surfaces.
  • Texture Panel — custom text and icons on surfaces using Minecraft block textures.

A Data Display Probe is used to link remote blocks to an Advanced Panel.

See Panel Types for a comparison.

Opening the Editor

Interact with a placed panel to open the UniPanels configuration interface.

The available sections depend on the panel type.

Common sections include:

  • Overview — summary of the current panel.
  • Content — add and edit text and icon entries.
  • Appearance — configure colors, textures and visibility.
  • Sources — configure data sources where supported.
  • Groups — manage synchronized scrolling groups.
  • Dimensions — configure physical size and thickness.

Navigation

The editor uses browser-style navigation.

At the top of the interface you can use:

  • Back
  • Forward
  • Home

Subpages such as the Icon Browser, Texture Browser and Source Data Browser remain inside the main UniPanels interface instead of opening separate configuration screens.

Live Preview

Supported pages provide a Live Preview.

The preview can be:

  • zoomed;
  • rotated by dragging;
  • updated while settings are changed.

This allows you to inspect the panel without repeatedly closing the editor.

Where to Go Next

UniPanels Wiki

Getting Started
Home · Getting Started · Panel Types

Panels
Basic Panel · Advanced Panel · Color Panel · Texture Panel · Data Display Probe

Content
Content Entries · Text Entries · Icon Entries · Groups and Synchronized Scrolling

Data
Data Sources · Source Data Categories · Refresh Rate and Eco Mode · Compatibility

Appearance & Layout
Appearance · Texture Mapping · Dimensions

Help
FAQ and Troubleshooting · Known Issues

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