Assorted Portable Workbench
Assorted Portable Workbench lets a player carry a crafting table in the open hand and open a 3x3 crafting grid by right-clicking it, without placing it in the world.
What it does
A portable workbench is an item that stays in the hand. Right-clicking it with either hand opens a 3x3 crafting grid where it is held, so a crafting table does not need to be placed down when a player is away from base or out exploring. Closing the grid returns any items still in it to the inventory. Crafting the item is done with eight iron ingots around a crafting table in the middle, and with JEI installed, the recipe view fills the grid the same way a table would.
The mod needs Assorted Lib, which must be installed alongside it, plus Fabric API on Fabric. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge for 26.2, and the code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so the mod is open source. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Saves created with Assorted Tools 11.x retain their items after a move to this mod, although the two must not share a single install.
Key features
Hand-held crafting grid
A crafting table carried in the open hand opens a 3x3 grid on right-click, from either hand.
Items return on close
Anything still in the grid goes back to the inventory when the screen is closed.
Iron ingot recipe
The workbench is crafted from a crafting table surrounded by eight iron ingots.
JEI recipe filling
With JEI installed, a recipe shown beside the workbench fills the grid as a table would.
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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
Use cases
Exploring away from base
A player on a long trip can craft on the spot without placing a crafting table and walking back to it.
Who it’s for: Players who want a crafting table in the hand during exploration, and server owners who run a survival or adventure world where that trip matters.
How it compares
CraftingPad is a Fabric-only mod for 1.16.4 – 1.20.2, licensed under the MIT License and open source. Portable Crafting is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 under the Apache License 2.0, also open source. Assorted Portable Workbench covers 26.2 on both Fabric and NeoForge, so it reaches newer game versions than either.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assorted Portable Workbench | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
| CraftingPad | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-06-23 |
| Portable Crafting | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-11 |
Questions
Does Assorted Portable Workbench need Assorted Lib?
Does the server need the mod?
Can it be used with Assorted Tools 11.x?
In the catalog
Assorted Portable Workbench is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A crafting table you can carry around. Right click with it and a crafting grid opens right where you're standing, so you don't have to put a table down every time you need to make something out exploring. Worlds made with Assorted Tools 11.x keep everything when you switch to this mod. Don't install it beside…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/assorted-portable-workbench
- Owner
- Assorted Mods
- Published
- 2026-10-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15