Creative Crafting Grid
by shanktank
Creative Crafting Grid puts 2x2 crafting slots and survival crafting slots into the creative inventory screen, for players who use them in other gamemodes.
What it does
The grid appears in the creative inventory, a screen that normally has no crafting area. Those slots are shown in every gamemode except creative, where survival, adventure and modified server setups keep their own content. Players who want to craft or view items while in creative mode can use the added slots without leaving that screen.
The mod keeps items placed in the grid from being pulled back out when the screen closes, so they remain where they were put. Installation needs Fabric API. Creative Crafting Grid is client-side only, so the server does not need it, and it is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, published for 26.3 at version 0.4.2 on the beta channel and covering 1.21.9 – 26.3.
Key features
2x2 crafting slots
A 2x2 crafting grid is added to the creative inventory screen, matching the grid in the survival inventory.
Survival crafting slots
Survival crafting slots appear in creative inventory, so the same grid can be used in that screen.
Items stay in the grid
Closing the inventory does not move items from the crafting grid back to the player's inventory.
Toggle and sticky setting
The sticky option can be switched on or off with a command, and the command shows the current configuration.
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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
Crafting in creative mode
Creative players can craft from the added grid without switching to survival or adventure mode.
Testing recipes
Players who build recipes in creative mode can place ingredients in the grid and check results on the same screen.
Who it’s for: Creative players who want a crafting grid in their creative inventory, and players on adventure or survival setups who need the same slots without changing gamemode.
How it compares
Full Inventory GUI is a client and server mod for Fabric covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, under All rights reserved. Gamemode Shortcuts is client-side only, released under the MIT License, for 1.21.10 – 26.1.2. Patternium is also client-side only, released under the MIT License, and published for 1.21.11 – 26.2. Creative Crafting Grid is client-side only, released under CC0 1.0, and covers 1.21.9 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Crafting Grid | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-05-27 |
| Full Inventory GUI | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-28 |
| Gamemode Shortcuts | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-30 |
| Patternium | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-10 |
Questions
Does Creative Crafting Grid need Fabric API?
Does the server need Creative Crafting Grid?
Can items be kept in the grid after closing the inventory?
In the catalog
Creative Crafting Grid is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Add the survival crafting slots to the creative inventory screen. These slots are shown in all gamemodes except creative. They are generally only used in survival and adventure mode, however, their contents are tracked and can be modified by the server. Some players may find it useful to be able to view and interact…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creative-crafting-grid
- Owner
- shanktank
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15