Activated Coal
by Jamma003
Activated Coal is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that turns coal into a longer-burning fuel and a crafting ingredient.
What it does
Activated Coal burns twice as long as regular coal, so excess redstone-era coal can be stored and spent later. A recipe turns 8 redstone dust and 1 coal, placed in the middle of the crafting grid, into one Activated Coal. The item can also be smelted, and each coal yields 16 items in a furnace. A block form is included for placement.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files target 1.20.1 only and run on Fabric. The source code is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Longer-burning fuel
Activated Coal burns twice as long as regular coal, making it useful for keeping furnaces lit.
Redstone crafting recipe
Eight redstone dust surrounding one coal in the crafting grid produces one Activated Coal.
Block form
Activated Coal is also available as a placeable block for storage or decoration.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Super Coal is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.1.2 that runs on client and server and is released under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Gunpowder Recipe Mod is a server-side only option for Fabric and Forge across 1.20 – 1.20.4, released under the MIT License and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activated Coal | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-07 |
| Super Coal | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-01 |
| Gunpowder Recipe Mod | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-02-25 |
Questions
Does Activated Coal need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Activated Coal support?
In the catalog
Activated Coal is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Spend your excess redstone to upgrade your coal into Activated Coal, which burns twice as long. The recipe is 8 redstone dust and 1 coal in the middle for 1 Activated Coal.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/activated-coal
- Owner
- Jamma003
- Published
- 2025-09-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15