AE2 Utility
by lhy512103
Applied Energistics 2 gains a helper in AE2 Utility, which carries recipe ingredients out of the player's bag and into the network via JEI or EMI, running on Forge or NeoForge.
What it does
Recipes shown in a recipe viewer can be filled into an AE2 terminal with a single button press. Crafting terminals that reach across the network can pull the entire current recipe in one go, while stocks from the inventory or a remote terminal can be routed into furnaces, smokers, blast furnaces, stonecutters, smithing benches, AE2 inscribers and other compatible machine menus. Missing slots are shown before a transfer, and a maximum-batch transfer or an auto-crafting request can be made for ingredients the network lacks.
Patterns can be encoded directly from JEI or EMI recipes, including crafting, processing, smithing and stonecutting patterns, with a tree view for mass recipe encoding and uploading. Encoding in bulk applies either to the page on screen or to a whole machine category, though the server caps how many operations a single session may run. Item and fluid substitution, input order and multiple ingredient alternatives are supported, and duplicate-pattern checks run against the network. A failed structured recipe does not silently fall back to a processing pattern.
Applied Energistics 2 and Just Enough Items (JEI) are required. JEI Crafting Tree is optional: when it is installed, AE2 Utility adds an AE2 backend for its tree view, and without it that integration does not load and the other features work as before. Installation covers the server and each player's game.
Key features
Recipe transfer
Fills the ingredients of a recipe from the player inventory or the network into the open machine or terminal.
Wireless crafting terminals
Wireless crafting terminals take the current recipe from the network with a press of the recipe viewer button.
Pattern encoding from JEI and EMI
Encodes AE2 patterns straight from recipe viewer entries, including batch encoding of a whole page or category.
Missing-slot preview
Shows which slots are missing before a transfer and can request auto-crafting for the shortfall.
Substitution and alternatives
Supports item and fluid substitution, input order and multiple ingredient alternatives when encoding.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
AE2 Pattern Encoding Access Terminal is also client and server, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, with a focus on access to the encoding terminal. Extended Terminal is client and server under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only for the same range, and extends the terminal screens rather than the recipe transfer path. AE2 QoL Client is client-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and reaches 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, so it needs no install on servers.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE2 Utility | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| AE2 Pattern Encoding Access Terminal | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-23 |
| Extended Terminal | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| AE2 QoL Client | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does AE2 Utility need Applied Energistics 2 and JEI?
Does the server need AE2 Utility installed?
Is JEI Crafting Tree required for the tree view?
In the catalog
AE2 Utility is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
AE2 Utility is an Applied Energistics 2 companion mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 + NeoForge. It provides recipe ingredient transfer, JEI/EMI pattern encoding and upload, a recipe finder, and pattern-provider utility cards. This integration loads only when JEI Crafting Tree is installed and does not affect other features…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ae2utility
- Owner
- lhy512103
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
