ModsFinder

Better Crafting Recipes ( whwdzg's Recipe)

by whwdzg

Better Crafting Recipes, published as whwdzg's Recipe, adds recipes to the game and shows each recipe's ingredients in a tooltip once a player has found it.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.13 – 1.21.11

What it does

The mod adds crafting recipes to Minecraft and works as a datapack as well as a mod on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. After installation, a player who has obtained the ingredients of a recipe can see those ingredients in the recipe tooltip. Progress is tracked through the advancements menu, which opens once a crafting table has been obtained.

The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may add it to their clients. Builds cover game versions 1.13 – 1.21.11, and the version number of a file depends on the game version it targets, so the right file must be chosen for each range. The license is the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the project is open source with public source code, an issue tracker and a wiki. It was first published on 2024-03-24 and last updated on 2026-02-10.

The author notes that the advancement root icon is replaced by a chest in the x.x.x.0 build, and that the x.x.x.1 and x.x.x.2 builds may not run correctly on game versions outside their ranges. The official page is available only in Chinese.

Key features

  1. Recipe tooltips

    Recipes show the ingredients a player has already found, displayed directly in the tooltip.

  2. Advancement-based tracking

    Recipe progress is tracked through the advancements menu, starting from the crafting table.

  3. Datapack option

    The same recipes can be added as a datapack, without installing a Java mod.

  4. Separate builds by version range

    Files for different game version ranges use different version numbers, so each build targets one range of Minecraft.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.101.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.91.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.81.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.71.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.61.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.51.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod1.9.2.3+mod
1.21.41.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod
1.21.31.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod
1.21.21.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod1.9.2.2+mod
1.21.11.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod
1.211.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod1.9.2.1+mod
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

New NameTag Recipe is a server-side option with the same kind of recipe additions, covering 1.12 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, Legacy Fabric and Ornithe under the MIT License, and it is open source. New Crafting Recipes is a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge on 1.19.2 only, under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Better Crafting Recipes, by contrast, is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Better Crafting Recipes ( whwdzg's Recipe)Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-02-10
New NameTag RecipeFabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt, Legacy Fabric and Ornithe1.12 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-04-26
New Crafting RecipesFabric and Forge1.19.2Client and server2023-06-25

Questions

Which file should a server use for its game version?

Builds for 1.13 – 1.20.4 use the version number ending in .0, builds for 1.21.2 – 1.21.4 use the number ending in .1, and builds for 1.21.5 and later use the number ending in .2. Choosing the matching file is required, since the other builds may not run properly.

Do players need to install Better Crafting Recipes?

No. Only the server must run the mod, and players may install it to see the recipe tooltips on their own clients; a client without it still joins the server.

Can the recipes be used without a Java mod?

Yes. The recipes are also published as a datapack, which a server can use instead of the mod.

In the catalog

Better Crafting Recipes ( whwdzg's Recipe) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

More from whwdzg

All projects
Better Mob Drop1.13 – 1.21.11Glowing Players1.13 – 1.21.11Better Mob Drop(No Advancements Version)1.13 – 1.21.11Better Enchantments1.21.5 – 1.21.11Only Survival Mode1.13 – 1.21.11Magical Dye1.21.2 – 1.21.4

Similar mods

Better Third Person1.16.4 – 1.21.8Sounds1.20 – 26.3Cut Through1.18.2 – 26.3Bad Wither No Cookie - Reloaded1.12.2 – 1.21.10Carpet1.14.4 – 26.3Client Tweaks1.12.2 – 26.3

What the author says

在安装了该模组/数据包的情况下，当你获取了足够的对应配方的原材料，配方便会解锁，你可以在工作台里的配方书中看到，你也可以使用JEI之类的合成辅助模组。 当前更好的合成配方支持的Minecraft版本为 1.21.2+ 和 1.13-1.20.4。适用于1.13-1.20.4的版本号是x.x.x.0，适用于1.21.2-1.21.4的版本号是x.x.x.1，适用于1.21.5+的版本号是x.x.x.2。
whwdzg, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
whwdzg
Published
2024-03-24
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-10
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanics
Open on ModrinthCompare