Customizable Carts
by UltrusBot
Customizable Carts adds new minecart designs assembled from interchangeable body parts, and its datapack format lets others add their own.
What it does
The mod introduces ten new cart bodies, including several Carnival Cart colors (Blue, Mint, Orange, Pink and Yellow), the Trial Cart, Music Cart, Golden Cart and Tuff Cart. Each body can be combined with the others to build a cart that differs from the vanilla minecart. The author notes that more bodies are planned for future updates.
Carts are defined through JSON files, so a datapack can add its own minecart designs without changing the mod's code. Some of the bodies are not obtainable in survival, which means they are meant for creative play or for servers that hand them out through commands. The mod was made during Modfest, and the Carnival carts were originally developed for Fabric only before the first full release came out for both NeoForge and Fabric.
Customizable Carts requires Fabric API. It is published for Fabric and Quilt for Minecraft 1.21, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and public links to the source code and issue tracker are available.
Key features
Ten new cart bodies
Ten added bodies, from Carnival colors to the Trial Cart, Music Cart, Golden Cart and Tuff Cart, change how a cart looks.
Modular cart design
Carts are built from separate parts, so a body can be swapped to produce a different minecart.
Datapack-based cart definitions
JSON files let datapacks register extra minecart designs without modifying the mod itself.
Some bodies outside survival
A number of bodies cannot be obtained in survival, so they are reached through creative mode or server commands.
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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.
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Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits builders who want distinct minecarts for rail systems and themed areas, and server owners who want to offer cart designs beyond vanilla. Players who only want standard minecart behavior do not need it.
How it compares
TNT Cart Helper is Fabric-only, open source is not claimed for it, and it targets 1.21.11. Controllable Carts is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.10 – 26.3. Up and Away is open source under the MIT License and is published for 1.21 alone. Customizable Carts stays on 1.21 across Fabric and Quilt, while these three are limited to Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customizable Carts | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-07-10 |
| TNT Cart Helper | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-28 |
| Controllable Carts | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Up and Away | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-07-10 |
Questions
Does Customizable Carts need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Can all the cart bodies be obtained in survival?
Can datapacks add new carts?
In the catalog
Customizable Carts is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
Customizable Carts adds a variety of new minecarts, each with a unique design, and all created through simple json files that you can create and put in datapacks to add your own minecarts. There are currently 10 new cart body's, with many more planned for future updates.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/customizable-carts
- Owner
- UltrusBot
- Published
- 2024-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15