Better Recipe Book (Adorable♡Girl aVa Seriously Extended)
by th1s.aVa
With Better Recipe Book, the vanilla recipe book gains an item manager and extra features, and the mod is published for Fabric and NeoForge across five game versions, 1.21.1 – 26.3.
What it does
Better Recipe Book extends the recipe book that ships with vanilla Minecraft, so the item manager works inside the same screen players already use for crafting. The mod is built for the vanilla recipe book, and the author describes it as a fork aimed at porting the mod to newer Minecraft versions while extending its functionality. The name of the fork's original project appears in the author text, along with a note that the mod is packed with useful features.
The mod is open source under the MIT License. Its public source code, issue tracker and wiki are linked from the project. Cloth Config API and Fabric API are required dependencies, so both must be installed alongside the mod on Fabric. On NeoForge, the file for 1.21.1 is the latest build, dated 2026-08-28, while the Fabric file for 26.3 is a beta release dated 2026-10-04.
Only the client needs the mod, so players install it and servers can run without it. Files are published for 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, which is five release versions in total. The mod was first published on 2026-05-11 and last updated on 2026-10-04.
Key features
Integrated item manager
An item manager sits inside the vanilla recipe book, so items and recipes are browsed from one screen.
Recipe book extensions
Extra functions are added to the vanilla recipe book screen, covering searching and organizing recipes.
Fork of an earlier mod
The project is a fork that ports the earlier design to newer Minecraft versions and extends its features.
Optimized recipe book
The recipe book is adjusted for the item manager so that it stays responsive while browsing recipes.
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
Who it’s for: Players who use the vanilla recipe book in single-player or on a server, and who want an item manager and extra recipe tools in the same screen. Modpack players who browse many recipes are the main audience.
How it compares
Recipe Book Reveal is a Fabric-only client mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2, with all rights reserved and no open source license. Recipe Book Plus runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.2, is client-side only and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. Less Than Enough Items is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 alone and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Recipe Book (Adorable♡Girl aVa Seriously Extended) | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| Recipe Book Reveal | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-24 |
| Recipe Book Plus | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Less Than Enough Items | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-10-04 |
Questions
Does Better Recipe Book need Fabric API?
Which loaders does Better Recipe Book support?
Does a server need Better Recipe Book installed?
In the catalog
Better Recipe Book (Adorable♡Girl aVa Seriously Extended) is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This is a fork of Better Recipe Book, aimed at porting to newer Minecraft versions or extending functionality.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-recipe-book-extended
- Owner
- th1s.aVa
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15