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Magnus Jensen edited this page Jan 24, 2026 · 3 revisions

To create a custom menu for Custom Chest Menus, you need to write a JSON file that adheres to the current specification.

If you aren't good with how to write JSON, you can use this website to help build out a menu.

Starter example

To quick start your journey with Custom Chest Menus, there is an starter example provided you can look at for inspiration or download and start building out from there.

Adding a custom menu

Now that you have a JSON file that adheres to the specification, we can add it to the game.

All your custom menus, should live under the following folder:

For Servers

Server Folder/<World Name>/serverconfig/customchestmenus/<JSON file>

  • Server Folder => Is the top level folder your server has
  • World Name => the name of the world you want to add the menus to
  • JSON File is your custom menu .json file.

For singleplayer

Minecraft Instance/saves/<World Name>/serverconfig/customchestmenus/<JSON file>

  • Minecraft Instance => Is the minecraft folder, this can often be opened directly from your minecraft launcher.
  • World Name => the name of the world you want to add the menus to
  • JSON File is your custom menu .json file.

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