Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting
by Nikas_Kunitz
Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting replaces the vanilla stair and slab recipes with compact 2x2 crafting recipes for Forge, and the data pack variant is also supported.
What it does
Vanilla stair and slab recipes take more material than needed, so the mod adds compact 2x2 recipes that craft six stairs from three blocks instead of four and four slabs from two blocks. Stonecutting from a single block remains possible, and the mod does not change the vanilla crafting table recipes that use six or three blocks.
The changes are delivered as a simple data pack, so the same recipes can also be placed in a world as a datapack. Compatibility with Better Stones is included, and the Redstone Emitters mod or a matching datapack is required to run alongside it. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1 and cover game versions 1.20 – 1.20.1, under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Compact stair recipes
Stairs are crafted in a 2x2 grid from three blocks, yielding six stairs per craft instead of four.
Compact slab recipes
Slabs are crafted from two blocks in a compact recipe that yields four slabs, as opposed to the vanilla arrangement.
Stonecutting kept intact
Stonecutting one block into stairs or slabs still works, so players who prefer it keep the vanilla option.
Better Stones compatibility
Recipes for stairs and slabs from Better Stones are adjusted too, so both mods can be installed together without conflicting recipes.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who build with stairs and slabs in survival worlds, and server owners who want cheaper stair recipes without adding a new block set.
How it compares
Vanilla Extra Stairs & Slabs is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 that adds new stair and slab blocks, licensed under All rights reserved and not open source. valuable stairs & slabs is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it adds blocks rather than changing recipes. Stairs Expansion is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only and is licensed under All rights reserved. Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting keeps the vanilla block set and changes only the recipes.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-07 |
| Vanilla Extra Stairs & Slabs | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-02 |
| valuable stairs & slabs | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-13 |
| Stairs Expansion | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-07 |
Questions
Does Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting need to be installed on the client?
Does the mod require any other mod?
Can the recipes be used without installing the Forge mod?
In the catalog
Compact Stairs and Slabs Crafting is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Requires my Redstone Emitters Require Redstone mod/datapack or any other mod/datapack that frees up crafting recipe of two blocks vertically. This simple data mod/datapack adds compact 2x2 crafting recipes for stairs (3 blocks for 3 stairs) and slabs (2 blocks for 4 slabs), and fixes vanilla stairs recipe to give 6…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/compact-stairs-and-slabs-crafting
- Owner
- Nikas_Kunitz
- Published
- 2026-03-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15