HOW TO INSTALL MINECRAFT SCHEMATICS
Downloaded a .schem or .litematic file and don't know what to do with it? This guide takes you from an empty mods folder to a finished build in about ten minutes, the same workflow every DonutSMP builder uses.
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Install Fabric and Litematica
Litematica is a Fabric mod, so install the Fabric loader for your Minecraft version first, then drop Litematica and its dependency MaLiLib into your .minecraft/mods folder. Launch the game once with the Fabric profile to confirm both mods load.
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Download a schematic file
Pick a build from the library and hit Download. You'll get a .litematic file (for Litematica) or a .schem file (WorldEdit format). Both are small, a few hundred kilobytes at most.
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Put the file in the schematics folder
Move the downloaded file into .minecraft/schematics. On Windows press Win+R and type %appdata%\.minecraft to get there; on macOS it's ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft; on Linux it's ~/.minecraft. Create the schematics folder if it doesn't exist yet.
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Load it in game
Join your world or DonutSMP, press M to open the Litematica menu, choose Load Schematic, select your file and click Load. The build appears as a coloured ghost outline you can move, rotate and mirror before locking it in place.
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Build it in survival
Enable the material list to see exactly which blocks and how many you need, gather them, then place blocks inside the ghost. Litematica highlights wrong or missing blocks so you can fix mistakes as you go. This is fully survival-legal, you place every block yourself.
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Or paste it with WorldEdit
If you have WorldEdit access (single-player or your own server), put the .schem file in plugins/WorldEdit/schematics, then run //schem load <name> followed by //paste. This places the whole build instantly, which is why it's usually creative-only.
READY TO BUILD?
Grab a free schematic and try the workflow on something small first.