Cinderpowder
by ZenNox7
Cinderpowder lets players make gunpowder from wood in a standard furnace, giving a peaceful route to the item that does not depend on hunting Creepers.
What it does
Planks and sticks can be smelted in a vanilla furnace, and the process leaves Ash behind as the output. Ash is the core material of the mod: two pieces placed in the 2x2 player inventory crafting grid produce one Gunpowder, and four Ash can be exchanged for one Coal. Recycling wood components this way takes longer than burning them outright, but it keeps more of the material in use.
The mod is a lightweight Vanilla+ addition that stays close to the base game's recipes. It runs on the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. Only the Fabric loader is supported, and files target 26.1.2, the single game version listed for the mod. The author, ZenNox7, holds All rights reserved on the code, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Smelting wood into Ash
Planks and sticks placed in a standard furnace are burned down into Ash, collected from the output slot.
Gunpowder from Ash
Two Ash placed in the 2x2 crafting grid in the inventory craft one Gunpowder, with no hunting needed.
Ash to Coal
Four Ash can be turned into one Coal, adding a second use for the material.
Peaceful explosives route
The alternate recipe suits peaceful play, skyblock maps and balanced survival worlds where Creepers are not wanted.
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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
Skyblock and peaceful worlds
Islands with limited mobs can still produce gunpowder from the trees that grow on them.
Renewable supply
Wood is the input, so a gunpowder supply does not rely on night hunting.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want a peaceful, wood-based gunpowder route in a vanilla-style survival or skyblock world. Server owners who run the mod need it on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Furnaces - Smelting Improved is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 26.1 – 26.1.2. Cinderpowder covers only 26.1.2 and needs the client as well. Craftable Gunpowder! is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.20.4 under All rights reserved, so it targets an older version and does not use Ash.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderpowder | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-08 |
| Furnaces - Smelting Improved | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-04 |
| Craftable Gunpowder! | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-03 |
Questions
Does Cinderpowder need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader does Cinderpowder support?
How is Ash used?
In the catalog
Cinderpowder is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Cinderpowder is a lightweight, immersive, and Vanilla+ friendly mod that introduces a logical and peaceful way to obtain gunpowder by recycling wood components. PS: You can also put 4 ash to get 1x Coal.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cinderpowder
- Owner
- ZenNox7
- Published
- 2026-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15