Applied Handbooks provide one of the best ways to improve your base Pals, permanently increasing a specific Work Suitability without needing to replace the Pal.
Previously known as Applied Techniques, these consumable books are available for nearly every type of work your Pals can perform around a base.
There are 12 Applied Handbooks to collect in Palworld 1.0, giving you plenty of options for improving Pals that you plan to keep working long-term.
What Are Applied Handbooks in Palworld?
Applied Handbooks are consumable items that permanently increase one of a Pal’s existing Work Suitabilities by one level when you use the corresponding book.
The Pal must already possess that Work Suitability, meaning an Applied Mining Handbook cannot give Mining to a Pal that normally has no Mining capability.
Each specific handbook can only be applied once to the same Pal, preventing you from repeatedly using identical books to continuously raise the same Work Suitability.
All Applied Handbooks in Palworld
There are 12 Applied Handbooks in Palworld 1.0, with each corresponding to one of the Work Suitabilities that your Pals can perform around a base.
1) Applied Cooling Handbook I
Applied Cooling Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Cooling Work Suitability by +1, allowing eligible Pals to perform Cooling work more effectively.
This is particularly useful for Pals assigned to Refrigerators and other structures that require Cooling to preserve food and keep production running.
2) Applied Gathering Handbook I
Applied Gathering Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Gathering Work Suitability by +1, improving its ability to collect crops produced at your Plantations.
Consider using this on a dedicated farming Pal if Gathering is one of the jobs limiting how quickly your agricultural base can process its crops.
3) Applied Generating Electricity Handbook I
Applied Generating Electricity Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Generating Electricity Work Suitability by +1, helping it supply electricity more effectively around your base.
This becomes increasingly valuable at advanced bases where multiple production structures and other facilities depend heavily on a reliable electricity supply.
4) Applied Handiwork Handbook I
Applied Handiwork Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Handiwork Work Suitability by +1, making it more effective when completing compatible crafting and construction tasks.
Handiwork is used by numerous production structures, making this one of the more broadly useful Handbooks for dedicated workers around a busy base.
5) Applied Kindling Handbook I
Applied Kindling Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Kindling Work Suitability by +1, allowing it to process compatible recipes and materials more efficiently.
This can provide a substantial improvement for dedicated furnace and cooking Pals, particularly when your base regularly processes large quantities of materials.
6) Applied Lumbering Handbook I
Applied Lumbering Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Lumbering Work Suitability by +1, improving its performance when assigned to compatible wood-gathering tasks.
This is most useful when you rely heavily on dedicated Lumbering Pals to maintain a steady supply of Wood for crafting and production.
7) Applied Medicine Production Handbook I
Applied Medicine Production Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Medicine Production Work Suitability by +1, helping eligible workers produce medical items more efficiently.
Consider using this on a dedicated Medicine Production Pal if you frequently craft medicine or other items that depend on this specialized Work Suitability.
8) Applied Mining Handbook I
Applied Mining Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Mining Work Suitability by +1, making it more effective at compatible Mining tasks around your base.
Mining remains important throughout progression, making this a useful upgrade for dedicated workers responsible for supplying the materials needed by your production lines.
9) Applied Planting Handbook I
Applied Planting Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Planting Work Suitability by +1, improving its performance when planting seeds at your agricultural plots.
This works particularly well on dedicated farming Pals that spend most of their time maintaining Plantations instead of constantly switching between unrelated jobs.
10) Applied Ranching Handbook I
Applied Ranching Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Ranching Work Suitability by +1, providing another way to improve Pals assigned to your Ranch.
Ranching received its own Applied Handbook in Palworld 1.0, bringing it alongside the other Work Suitabilities that can be permanently improved this way.
11) Applied Transporting Handbook I
Applied Transporting Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Transporting Work Suitability by +1, improving its ability to move dropped materials to storage around your base.
This can be useful at large production bases where resources regularly pile up because your existing Transporting Pals cannot move everything quickly enough.
12) Applied Watering Handbook I
Applied Watering Handbook I permanently increases a Pal’s Watering Work Suitability by +1, making it more effective at structures and tasks requiring Watering.
Consider using this on a Pal dedicated to Plantations, Crushers, Mills, or other production structures where Watering performance can become a bottleneck.
How to Get Applied Handbooks?
The easiest guaranteed way to get a specific Applied Handbook is purchasing it from a Medal Merchant, with each of the 12 versions costing 300 Dog Coins.
Applied Handbooks can also appear through numerous reward pools, including Supply Drops, treasure chests, Enemy Camps, fishing, Oil Rigs, and the Ancient Relic Recycler.
Some fixed rewards and other activities can provide particular Handbooks as well, giving you opportunities to collect them without spending your Dog Coins.
If you need one specific Work Suitability upgrade, buying the exact Handbook from a Medal Merchant is usually more reliable than repeatedly farming random reward pools.
How to Use Applied Handbooks?
Open your inventory and use the Applied Handbook on an eligible Pal that already possesses the Work Suitability corresponding to the book you selected.
The Handbook is consumed after use and permanently raises that Work Suitability by +1, allowing the Pal to perform its corresponding base tasks more effectively.
You cannot use a Handbook to give a completely new Work Suitability to a Pal, so always check the Pal’s existing work capabilities before spending one.
Can You Use Multiple Applied Handbooks on the Same Pal?
A Pal can benefit from different Applied Handbooks when it possesses multiple eligible Work Suitabilities, allowing you to improve several jobs performed by the same worker.
However, the same Handbook cannot repeatedly increase one Work Suitability, so you cannot continuously use Mining Handbooks to push a Pal’s Mining level higher.
This makes each Handbook a permanent one-time improvement for its corresponding Work Suitability rather than an unlimited method of increasing a Pal’s work level.
Best Pals to Use Applied Handbooks On
We recommend saving Applied Handbooks for Pals you intend to keep as permanent base workers, especially those already specializing in the Work Suitability you want to improve.
Dedicated workers benefit particularly well because increasing their primary Work Suitability improves the job they will spend most of their time performing around your base.
Avoid spending valuable Handbooks on temporary workers you expect to replace soon, since the improvement belongs to that individual Pal rather than your entire base.
Best Applied Handbooks to Get
The best Applied Handbook depends on your base, although Mining, Handiwork, Kindling, and Generating Electricity are strong choices for many production-focused bases.
Look for whichever Work Suitability is currently slowing your production and improve a Pal dedicated to that job rather than simply upgrading every worker equally.
Since Medal Merchants let you purchase the exact Handbook you need, saving 300 Dog Coins for a specific bottleneck is often better than waiting for a random copy.
Verdict
Applied Handbooks provide a permanent way to improve your best workers, making them particularly valuable when you already have Pals you intend to keep long-term.
There are 12 versions in Palworld 1.0, with each increasing its corresponding Work Suitability by +1 when used on an eligible Pal.
Collect them through different activities or spend 300 Dog Coins at a Medal Merchant when you need a specific Handbook to improve one of your important base workers
