Craftback Chest
by Pepsied
Craftback Chest is a storage block that reverses crafting, returning ingredients only for items whose crafting history it recorded.
What it does
Whenever a player crafts an item normally, the mod records a receipt with the exact result. A crafted item placed into a Craftback Chest is checked for a matching receipt before any ingredients are returned. One uncraft action consumes one receipt, and when the receipts run out the chest stops returning anything. The chest cannot invent materials, so it only gives back what the world already produced.
The chest suits survival worlds, shared workshops, town storage rooms and co-op base cleanups, where undoing a mistake or breaking a large project back into parts is useful. Because each return is tied to recorded crafting, the design keeps free resource generation out of the game. The mod needs Fabric API, is published for Fabric and Forge, and is released under the MIT License. It is not open source. Client and server both need it, and the mod covers game versions 1.20.1 – 26.1.2.
Key features
Receipt-based uncrafting
Each craft is logged, and an item is only uncrafted when a matching receipt exists in the chest's history.
One receipt per return
Every uncraft action uses up one receipt, so the number of returns can never exceed the number of crafts made.
Normal crafting is unchanged
Items are still crafted in the usual way, and the receipt is recorded in the background without changing recipes.
Recovery of old builds
Materials from earlier projects can be reclaimed by placing the finished items into the chest.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want reverse crafting limited by a recorded crafting history, so that returns stay tied to what was actually made.
How it compares
Nearby Chest Crafting is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3, released under All rights reserved and not open source, with client and server both needing it. Dewarter targets 1.18 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, uses the MIT License and is not open source; only the server needs it. Give me that back is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.21 – 26.3 on four loaders, with the server required and the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftback Chest | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-11 |
| Nearby Chest Crafting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
| Dewarter | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-16 |
| Give me that back | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-14 |
Questions
Does Craftback Chest require Fabric API?
Does Craftback Chest need to be installed on both sides?
Can the chest return ingredients for items crafted before the mod was installed?
In the catalog
Craftback Chest is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Craftback Chest is reverse crafting with rules and memory. Instead of letting you break anything back into ingredients for free, the chest keeps track of what has actually been crafted and only returns what the world has truly earned. The result is a powerful recycling tool that still feels fair in survival…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craftback-chest
- Owner
- Pepsied
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15