Craftables
Craftables lets players craft several items that otherwise come only from loot chests or trading, such as chainmail armor and crying obsidian.
What it does
The mod adds crafting recipes for items that vanilla Minecraft normally makes unobtainable through crafting. Chainmail armor, which previously only appeared in loot chests and through trading, can be crafted, and crying obsidian becomes available for decorative builds and respawn anchors. Players who want a more self-sufficient survival experience and less reliance on random loot can use these recipes to reach the items on their own.
The mod keeps the feel of vanilla and aims to make survival progression easier to follow by making rare items available through balanced recipes. Its recipes are built to be fair. Because the mod is server required and client optional, a server owner installs it on the server, and players may add it to their clients without needing it to join. Craftables is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.4 – 1.21.7, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Chainmail armor recipe
Chainmail armor can be crafted by hand, without relying on loot chests or villager trades.
Crying obsidian recipe
Crying obsidian can be crafted, making it available for decorative builds and for respawn anchors.
Items from exclusive loot
Other items that were tied to exclusive loot tables and special structures become craftable as well.
Balanced recipe design
Recipes are built to keep the vanilla feel and keep progression fair rather than skipping it.
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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: Server owners who want survival progression less tied to random loot, and players who prefer to craft rare items themselves.
How it compares
Uncraftable Crafting is server-side only, open source under All rights reserved status is not claimed, and published for NeoForge 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, so it covers an earlier version range than Craftables. Recipes Reforged is server-side only, released under All rights reserved and published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only. Tom's Craftable Items spans Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 1.21.7 with the server required and the client optional, the same environment as Craftables, and is also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftables | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.7 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-06 |
| Uncraftable Crafting | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-03-07 |
| Recipes Reforged | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Tom's Craftable Items | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.7 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-09 |
Questions
Does Craftables need to be installed on the client?
Which versions does Craftables support?
Is Craftables available for Fabric?
In the catalog
Craftables is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,250 Optimization mods for NeoForge. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.
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What the author says
A minimalist mod that expands the crafting system by adding recipes for items that are normally unobtainable through crafting. This mod aims to keep the vanilla feel while improving accessibility and survival progression by making rare or uncraftable items available through balanced recipes. Chainmail armor…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftables-mod
- Owner
- everett.anderson5454
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15