CropCopter
by Akurlite
CropCopter lets players set up Fabric drones that plant and harvest crops in fields around a terminal, for Minecraft 26.2.
What it does
Two drone types fly out from a build terminal loaded with drones, seeds and fuel. Farming Drones plant empty farmland with wheat seeds, potatoes, carrots or beetroot seeds, while Harvester Drones reap fully grown crops. Each drone flies about 10 blocks per second and returns after a 0.5 second job, and a terminal can run up to four drone types in parallel. Drones visibly carry the seed or crop they transport.
A full automated farm needs two terminals and a produce chest. The Drone Terminal holds seeds, fuel and the drone inventory, and the Harvester Terminal deposits produce into an adjacent Produce Chest. Hoppers can route seeds from a chest back into the Drone Terminal to form a self-sustaining loop. The work radius is 42 blocks around each terminal.
The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Fabric is the only loader, and files target 26.2 alone. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Farming and harvesting drones
Farming Drones plant empty farmland and Harvester Drones reap fully grown crops, working in separate fields.
Upgradable Drone Terminal
Three seed rows of 9, 18 and 27 slots open with a Terminal Upgrade item, and more drones cover fields faster.
Two fuel options
Furnace fuel such as coal works, and a longer-lasting custom Drone Battery is also available. Each drone action spends fuel, shown by a live bar per drone.
Remote control
A Control Panel block and a Linker item let players link terminals and open a remote panel to manage them.
Contents drop on break
Breaking a chest drops its contents, and all CropCopter items appear in a dedicated creative tab.
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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: Players on Fabric 26.2 who want automated farming, and server owners who run farms for multiplayer communities.
How it compares
Unified Storage is server-side only, MIT licensed and built for 26.1.2 on Fabric, so it does not handle drones or crops. Server-Side Fly Mod is also server-side only and is published for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, a different purpose. CC:Drones+ is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and targets 1.20.1 on Fabric, so it is the one alternative with a drone theme.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CropCopter | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-02 |
| Unified Storage | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-06 |
| Server-Side Fly Mod | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-04-08 |
| CC:Drones+ | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-04 |
Questions
Does CropCopter need Fabric API?
Does the server need CropCopter installed?
How is the fully automated farm set up?
Can the drones be controlled from a distance?
In the catalog
CropCopter is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod for Minecraft 26.2 that adds automated farming drones. Build terminals, load them with drones + seeds + fuel, and the drones fly out to plant and harvest your fields for you Two drone types that fly out (~10 blocks/second), do their ~0.5s job, and return: Farming Drones plant empty farmland, Harvester…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cropcopter
- Owner
- Akurlite
- Published
- 2026-08-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15