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This article documents an April Fools' joke. 
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.

The box of infinite books is a joke block introduced in Java Edition 20w14∞ that provides a written book containing random text when used. It uses the texture of oak planks on all but one face, on which it has its own bookshelf-like texture randomized based on its location.

Obtaining[]

They naturally generate in the "library" and "isolation" dimensions. They can be mined with any axe or none after traveling to either the "library" and/or "isolation" dimensions. They are available in the Creative inventory.

Breaking[]

Boxes of infinite books can be mined by hand but are broken faster with an axe.

Natural generation[]

Boxes of infinite books naturally generate in the "library" dimension where they make up the bulk of the dimension’s terrain, and in the "isolation" dimension where 10 boxes can be found in the basement of the house.

Usage[]

When used, if the block is not on one of its chunk's edges and facing along that edge, a random written book is generated. This book can be thrown into a nether portal to create a Funky Portal.

The random books are tied to the block such that using the same block multiple times always returns an identical book. The title of the random books given by the block is correlated with the location of the block. The title's pattern takes the format <chunk X>/<chunk Z>/<block orientation>/<distance to the chunk's edge to the right of the block>/<block Y>, so books from the same block always has the same title and content.

The author of every book is "Universe itself", obfuscated, and every book has 16 pages filled with random text. No books ever drop if game rule doTileDrops is set to false.

Sounds[]

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.wood.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.wood.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.wood.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.wood.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.wood.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Data values[]

ID[]

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Box of Infinite Booksbook_boxBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.book_box

History[]

Java Edition
20w14∞
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Dried Kelp|Dried Kelp]]<br/>{{about|the item|the block|Dried Kelp Block}}
{{Item
| title = Dried Kelp
| image = Dried Kelp.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Dried kelp''' is a [[food]] item that can be quickly eaten by the [[player]]. It can also be crafted into [[Dried Kelp Block|dried kelp blocks]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Cooking ===
[[Kelp]] can be cooked in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]]. Each piece of dried kelp removed from a furnace output slot gives 0.1 [[experience]] (6.4 experience per stack).
{{Smelting
|Kelp
|Dried Kelp
|0,1
}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
 |Dried Kelp Block
 |Output= Dried Kelp,9
 |type= Foodstuff
}}

== Usage ==

=== Food ===
[[File:Eating dried kelp.png|thumb|A player eating dried kelp.]]
To eat dried kelp, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|1}} [[hunger]] and 0.6{{only|je|short=1}} / 0.2{{only|be|short=1}} hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

A player can consume dried kelp about twice as fast as any other food item in the game.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{Crafting usage}}

=== Composting ===
Dried kelp placed into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Castaway}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dried Kelp
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dried_kelp
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dried Kelp
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dried_kelp
|id=270
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|[[File:Dried Kelp JE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|Dried kelp can now be used to craft [[dried kelp block]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w03a|Placing dried kelp into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Dried kelp now has a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Dried Kelp BE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{H||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Dried kelp can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[FIle:Dried Kelp JE1.png|32px]] The texture of dried kelp has been changed to match ''Java Edition''.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Dried Kelp BE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Getrockneter Seetang]]
[[es:Algas secas]]
[[fr:Algue séchée]]
[[ja:乾燥した昆布]]
[[ko:말린 켈프]]
[[lzh:乾海帶]]
[[nl:Gedroogde kelp]]
[[pl:Suszone wodorosty]]
[[pt:Algas secas]]
[[ru:Сушёная ламинария]]
[[th:สาหร่ายทะเลแห้ง]]
[[zh:干海带]]</li><li>[[Golden Apple|Golden Apple]]<br/>{{Distinguish|Enchanted Golden Apple}}
{{Item
| image = Golden Apple.png
| rarity = Rare
| heals = {{hunger|4}}
|effects=: {{EffectLink|Absorption}} (2:00)
: {{EffectLink|Regeneration}} II (0:05)
|renewable = Yes
|stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''golden apple''' is a [[food]] item that bestows beneficial effects when consumed, and is also used to cure a [[Zombie Villager|zombie villager]] under the [[Weakness]] effect into a normal [[villager]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1= Gold Ingot
|B1= Gold Ingot
|C1= Gold Ingot
|A2= Gold Ingot
|B2= Apple
|C2= Gold Ingot
|A3= Gold Ingot
|B3= Gold Ingot
|C3= Gold Ingot
|Output= Golden Apple
|type= Foodstuff
}}

=== Chest loot ===
On the base of <code>ancient_city/city_center/city_center_2</code>, a single golden apple is contained in the [[chest]]. Eating it at that location unlocks the [[piston]] doors to the [[redstone]] labs beneath.
{{LootChestItem|golden-apple}}

== Usage ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1=Hunger management}}

To eat a golden apple, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. It restores {{hunger|4}} points of hunger and 9.6 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

Unlike most foods, golden apples can be eaten when the hunger bar is full.

The golden apple provides: 
*[[Absorption]] I for 2 minutes (providing {{hp|4|absorption=1}} points of absorption health)
*[[Regeneration]] II ({{hp|1}} every 25 ticks, {{hp|2|notag=1}} × 0.4 per second) for 5 seconds (long enough to heal {{hp|4}} points of damage)

=== Curing zombie villagers ===
{{main|Zombie Villager#Curing}}

A golden apple and a [[potion of weakness]] can be used to convert a [[zombie villager]] into a regular [[villager]].

=== Horses ===
Golden apples can be used for improving the chances of taming a [[horse]] by 10%, for [[breeding]] and leading horses, and for speeding up the growth of baby horses by 4 minutes.

===Piglins===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|Piglins}} are attracted to golden apples. They run toward any golden apples on the ground, and inspect it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory. However, piglins do not eat golden apples (or any [[food]]).

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_apple
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Golden Apple
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_apple
|id=258
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Zombie Doctor;Oooh, shiny!}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Zombie Doctor;Oh Shiny;A Furious Cocktail;How Did We Get Here;Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||February 23, 2010|link=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2750582-the-secret-history-of-minecraft/|A [[player]] named JTE put a [[crafting]] recipe for golden apples as a joke at the bottom of a crafting guide she made. The recipe used [[gold ingot]]s instead of [[block of gold|gold blocks]].}}
{{History||20100227-1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples. 
|Golden apples heal a full {{hp|20}} [[health]] points, making them the best [[food]] in the entire game. 
|Golden apples are [[crafting|crafted]] with an [[apple]] and eight [[gold block|blocks of gold]].
|However, since apples were not yet obtainable in normal gameplay, golden apples were not obtainable either.}}
{{History||20100625-2|Golden apples can now be rarely found in [[dungeon]]s, making them obtainable in normal gameplay.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Due to the addition of [[hunger]], golden apples have been changed so that they restore {{hunger|10}}, instead of {{hp|20}} [[health]] points, but also give [[Regeneration]] for 30 seconds.
|[[Apple]]s can now be found in [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, making golden apples craftable in normal gameplay for the first time.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Golden apples have been given 'glint' (animated purple glow) when viewed from the [[player]]'s [[inventory]], and its tooltip has now changed from the standard white to a magenta color.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Golden apples can now be found in the new [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=11w48a|Golden apples are now easier to [[crafting|craft]]. Standard [[apple]]s now rarely [[drops|drop]] from oak [[leaves]], meaning that [[player]]s no longer need to venture into [[stronghold]]s/[[dungeon]]s to find one.
|As [[gold]] is also renewable via [[Zombified Piglin|zombie pigmen]], golden apples have become a [[renewable resource]].}}
{{History|||snap=release|Golden apples have been changed, so that they now restore {{hunger|4}} and give only 4 seconds of [[Regeneration]]. 
|The [[crafting]] recipe of golden apples has been modified, requiring 8 [[gold nugget]]s instead of 8 [[blocks of gold]] to craft. Although its natural spawn is rare, it is easier to obtain through crafting.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|With the addition of [[enchanted golden apple]]s, which got a purple tooltip, the standard golden apple's tooltip changed to blue. However, the standard golden apple's effects remain unchanged.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w32a|Golden apples can now be fed to [[zombie villager]]s with the [[Weakness]] debuff causing them to revert to [[villager]]s after a delay of about 3 minutes.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w23a|Golden apples now use 8 [[gold ingot]]s instead of 8 [[gold nugget]]s.
|The [[Regeneration]] effect of golden apples has been slowed down.}}
{{History|||snap=13w23b|Golden apples now give the player [[Health Boost]] for 1:30 and [[Regeneration]] II for 0:10. This temporarily gives the [[player]] 4 extra base [[health]] points, and it heals a total of {{hp|4}} health points.}}
{{History|||snap=13w24b|The Health Boost effect has been replaced with [[Absorption]], lasting 1:30.}}
{{History|||snap=13w25a|Absorption from golden apples now lasts 2:00.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Golden apples can now be used to tame, breed and heal horses and donkeys.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w37a|The [[Regeneration]] effect from golden apples has been reduced to Regeneration I (from II in [[Java Edition 1.8]]).}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|A single golden apple can now sometimes be found in [[igloo]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43b|A single golden apple is now always found in igloo chests.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The [[Regeneration]] effect from golden apples has been returned to Regeneration II, as it had been in [[Java Edition 1.8|1.8]].
|The average yield of golden apples from [[dungeon]] chests has been increased.
|Golden apples have been added to [[desert temple]] and [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Golden apples are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The names and IDs have been split into golden apple and enchanted golden apple.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 322.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Golden apples can now generate in the [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=20w18a|Golden apples are now less common in ruined portal [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|Golden apples are now found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=experimental snapshot 6|Horses, donkeys and mules now follow players holding golden apples.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w14a|A single golden apple may now be found in the chest at {{cd|city_center_2}} in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|A [[crafting]] recipe has been added for golden apples.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Golden apples can now generate in the [[chest]]s of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Golden apples can now be found inside [[ruined portal]] chests.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Due to the addition of [[hunger]], golden apples have been changed, so that they restore {{hunger|10}} instead of {{hp|20}} health points, but also give [[Regeneration]] for 30 seconds.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Golden apples now give extra "[[Absorption]]" health for a short period.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Golden Apple JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture for golden apples has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Golden Apple JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added golden apples.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
Prior to [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]], the golden apple outwardly restored the player's full {{hp|20}} health points; Internally however, it is set to restore over double that, at {{hp|42}} health points. This is most likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy], making it restore (the meaning of) life, 42 (health points). This is far before either the [[Absorption]] or [[Health Boost]] effects, causing this reference go unnoticed.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:GoldenAppleComparison.png|A comparison of the two golden apple variations.
File:Golden apple in dungen 2013.png|A golden apple found in a dungeon.
File:Notch Apple In Mansion Chest.png|An extremely rare occasion where a regular golden apple and an enchanted apple being found in the same woodland mansion chest {{in|ee}}.
File:GoldenAppleDungeonChest.png|Golden apple in a [[dungeon]] chest, prior to 1.3.1. It resembles the enchanted golden apple.
File:Golden Apple Mineshaft Loot.png|A golden apple was found in a minecart chest in an abandoned mineshaft.
</gallery>

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]

[[cs:Zlaté jablko]]
[[de:Goldener Apfel]]
[[es:Manzana dorada]]
[[fr:Pomme dorée]]
[[hu:Aranyalma]]
[[it:Mela d'oro]]
[[ja:金のリンゴ]]
[[ko:황금 사과]]
[[nl:Gouden appel]]
[[pl:Złote jabłko]]
[[pt:Maçã dourada]]
[[ru:Золотое яблоко]]
[[th:แอปเปิ้ลทอง]]
[[tr:Altın Elma]]
[[uk:Золоте яблуко]]
[[zh:金苹果]]</li></ul>
Box of Infinite Books YellowBox of Infinite Books BlueBox of Infinite Books RedBox of Infinite Books Green Added the box of infinite books.

Issues[]

Box of Infinite Books blocks are an unsupported item due to being an April Fools' joke, and therefore such issues relating to them will not be fixed.

Gallery[]

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