Creative Crafting Menus
by chililisoup
Creative Crafting Menus gives players in creative mode a 2x2 crafting grid and a 3x3 crafting grid, and two pages for editing items.
What it does
The mod is a quality-of-life addition for creative mode. Several crafting menus appear in the creative inventory, so frequent tasks take fewer clicks. A 2x2 crafting grid is available in the creative inventory, as it is in the survival inventory. A basic 3x3 crafting grid is included as well, and the mod loads the vanilla recipes on the server so they can be used from those menus.
The creative screen is shifted when the mod is installed, so the interface sits closer to the center of the screen instead of far to the left. Creative Crafting Menus contains two pages. One lets players edit an item's name and lore, with text formatting through Placeholder API. The other lets players add, remove and modify enchantments, and customize gear with trim patterns and trim materials. Everything is configured in-game through YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL).
Creative Crafting Menus is a client-side only mod for Fabric, published for game versions 1.21.4 – 26.3 across 13 release versions. Fabric API, Text Placeholder API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are required. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source, so the source and issue tracker are public.
Key features
2x2 crafting grid
A 2x2 crafting grid is placed in the creative inventory, matching the one found in the survival inventory.
Basic 3x3 crafting grid
A 3x3 crafting grid is available from the creative menus for crafting recipes without leaving creative mode.
Item name and lore editor
One page edits an item's name and lore, with text formatting supplied through Placeholder API.
Enchantment and trim editor
The second page adds, removes and modifies enchantments, and sets trim patterns and trim materials on gear.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 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 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Creative mode players who build or make custom items, and server owners who want vanilla recipes available in creative menus.
How it compares
Cleaner Menus also works on the client only, for Fabric, across 1.21.4 – 26.3 under the MIT License and open source. ModStation covers a narrower range, 1.21.11 – 26.2, and is open source under the MIT License. Server Utilities is a Fabric mod that needs both the client and server, published for 26.1.2 – 26.2 under the MIT License and open source, so it is not a client-only option.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Crafting Menus | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Cleaner Menus | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-06-16 |
| ModStation | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Server Utilities | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
Questions
Which loader does Creative Crafting Menus use?
Does Creative Crafting Menus need to be installed on the server?
Which dependencies must be installed with Creative Crafting Menus?
In the catalog
Creative Crafting Menus is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Adds several crafting menus to the creative inventory, each designed for ease of use in creative mode. Also adds* a 2x2 crafting grid to the creative mode survival inventory *It was always in the game, just moved 2000 pixels up and to the left from the screen, lol. The mod just moves it back.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creativecraftingmenus
- Owner
- chililisoup
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15