Crafting QOL
by Endrock6
Crafting QOL adds recipes that make a number of crafting and smelting tasks less tedious, delivered as a datapack.
What it does
Crafting QOL is a datapack that adds new crafting, smelting and blasting recipes. Among them are dyed wool, carpet, terracotta, glass, candle and banner variants that can be made in one step, shulker boxes craftable in a 2x2 grid with any dye, and a blast furnace recipe that unpacks blue packed ice. The datapack also covers nametags, gravel, red sand, cobwebs, chains, minecarts, dispensers and flint, plus unpacking recipes for clay, quartz, melon, honeycomb and sandstone blocks.
The mod requires Fabric API. A server runs the datapack, and players may skip installing anything, since only the server needs it for the recipes to apply. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files covering 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 across 21 release versions. The latest file for each loader is 2.6.2 for 26.1.2, released on 2026-06-12. The mod is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source. Public links are limited to an issue tracker.
Key features
Dyeable block recipes
Wool, carpets, terracotta, glass, candles and banners can be crafted in one step from a single base item and a dye.
Faster smelting recipes
Raw iron, gold and copper blocks can be smelted in a blast furnace, and a recipe instantly smelts four ancient debris into netherite scrap with lava.
Unpacking recipes
Blocks such as packed ice, clay, quartz, melon, honeycomb and sandstone can be unpacked back into their component items.
Simpler item recipes
Dispensers, minecarts, chains, nametags and skeleton skulls get shorter or cheaper recipes than the vanilla versions.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Crafting Reborn is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Its files work on either side, and neither needs it. Better Craftables is MIT licensed and open source, with files for 1.19 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt; installing it on one side is enough. Cheaper Shulker Boxes is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.3 – 26.3, aimed at shulker box recipes alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting QOL | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-12 |
| Crafting Reborn | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-27 |
| Better Craftables | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-13 |
| Cheaper Shulker Boxes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Crafting QOL need Fabric API?
Does every player need to install Crafting QOL?
Which loader should a server use?
Are the recipes available in older versions?
In the catalog
Crafting QOL is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Crafting QOL is a basic quality-of-life datapack that adds crafting recipes that make crafting a bit less annoying. As it certainly is at times. The features included in this datapack include: - Universal dying of wool, carpet, terracotta, glass, candles and banners - The ability to smelt raw blocks of iron, gold and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crafting-qol
- Owner
- Endrock6
- Published
- 2024-04-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15