Better End Portal Recipe
Better End Portal Recipe, by SmartStreamLabs, lets players craft an End Portal Frame block so they can build End portals without searching for strongholds.
What it does
Players can craft the End Portal Frame block, and once they have the frames they can place and assemble an End portal in any location of the world. This gives a route to the End dimension and the Ender Dragon that does not depend on locating a stronghold first.
The recipe is deliberately costly and resource-intensive, so reaching the End still means gathering materials and progressing through the game. The mod is built for vanilla survival play and keeps the balance of the final stage intact. Client and server both need the mod, so it has to be installed on the server and on every player's client. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 8 release versions, 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, and the code is under the MIT License, which means the project is not open source.
The Fabric line is currently at 1.5.7 for 1.21.8, the Forge line at 1.2.2 for 1.20.1, and the NeoForge line at 1.5.5 for 1.21.8.
Key features
Craftable End Portal Frame
The End Portal Frame block can be crafted, so players make the portal parts themselves.
Portals anywhere
Players can build an End portal in any location of the world rather than only at a located stronghold.
Resource-heavy recipe
The recipe is costly to craft, which keeps the step toward the End significant in survival play.
Vanilla-friendly design
The additions sit within survival progression and leave the rest of the vanilla game unchanged.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players who find stronghold searching tedious, and server owners who want an End route that is costly but does not require exploration.
How it compares
Craftable End Portal Frames! is server-side only and is not open source, released under All rights reserved for 1.19 – 26.3, so players join without installing it. Craft End Portal runs on client and server under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, not open source, for 1.20.1 – 26.2. YUNG's Better Strongholds is server-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, covering 1.19.2 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better End Portal Recipe | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-12-15 |
| Craftable End Portal Frames! (Mod) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Craft End Portal | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-29 |
| YUNG's Better Strongholds | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-10 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Better End Portal Recipe is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
End Portal Recipe simplifies your journey to the End by providing a crafting recipe for the End Portal Frame. This mod allows players to create their own End Portals without having to search for strongholds, making it easier to access the End dimension and take on the Ender Dragon. Craftable End Portal Frame: Adds a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-end-portal-recipe
- Owner
- SmartStreamLabs
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15