Craftable Ores!
Craftable Ores! lets players craft ore blocks from their dropped materials, so no mining with Silk Touch is needed to obtain them.
What it does
Ore blocks gain crafting recipes that turn common items into the ore block itself. The recipes cover the ores of the standard overworld set, their deepslate versions, and Nether Gold and Nether Quartz, with each ore's stone, netherrack or deepslate base shown beside it in the recipe view. Recipes use vanilla materials, so no other mod is required.
Because the recipes are added on the server side, players connecting with a vanilla client need nothing installed. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with a Fabric build that targets 1.21.11 and a Forge build for 1.20.1. Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, and the latest release is 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, dated 2026-01-13. The mod is all rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Ore crafting recipes
Ore blocks can be crafted from materials, removing the need for a Silk Touch pickaxe to obtain them.
Deepslate variants
Deepslate versions of the ores receive their own recipes, matching the stone and deepslate base they sit in.
Nether ores
Nether Gold and Nether Quartz are included, with recipes shown for their netherrack base.
Recipe gallery
The recipe view displays each ore with its stone, netherrack or deepslate base and the items used to craft it.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival without Silk Touch
A player who has no Silk Touch enchantment can still obtain ore blocks for building or decoration by crafting them.
Decorative builds
Builders who want full sets of ore blocks for walls, floors and displays can craft them directly from materials.
Who it’s for: Players who want ore blocks for building or decoration without a Silk Touch pickaxe, and server owners who want that option on a shared world. Only the server needs the mod.
How it compares
Silkless Touch (Challenge Version) is a MIT License mod that runs on the server, while clients may leave it out, and covers 1.20.5 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Its purpose differs from Craftable Ores!, since it changes how mining drops work rather than adding crafting recipes. Fake Blocks is a Client and server mod, released under All rights reserved, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and it needs both sides installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftable Ores! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-13 |
| Silkless Touch (Challenge Version) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-26 |
| Fake Blocks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-02 |
Questions
Does Craftable Ores! need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders have files for Craftable Ores!?
Are deepslate ores included in the recipes?
In the catalog
Craftable Ores! is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Craftable Ores! ========================== This mod makes it so that you can craft ores. It includes: - Diamond - Gold - Redstone - Iron - Coal - Emerald - Copper - Lapis - The deepslate versions - Nether Gold - Nether Quartz
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftable-ores
- Owner
- The_illLusioner
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15