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DarkSmelting

by GamerPotionDev

With DarkSmelting installed, armor, tools and weapons made of iron, diamond, gold and netherite can be smelted down into their ingots.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 26.2

What it does

Excess vanilla gear takes up inventory space and is otherwise wasted. DarkSmelting lets a player smelt iron, diamond, gold and netherite armor, tools and weapons into the matching ingots. The covered set also includes horse armor, buckets, iron doors, iron trap doors and iron bars.

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 26.2, and Fabric API is required on Fabric. Both the client and the server need it. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Its author team also made DarkRPG, which is a separate project.

Key features

  1. Gear smelting

    Armor, tools and weapons of the covered materials can be smelted into their equivalent ingots.

  2. Iron and gold items

    Buckets, iron doors, iron trap doors, iron bars and horse armor are included in the smelting set.

  3. Netherite coverage

    Netherite armor, tools and weapons are part of the covered items.

  4. Recycling for storage

    Converting surplus gear into ingots frees inventory space without discarding the material.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.2.01.2.01.2.0Not available
26.1.21.2.01.2.01.2.0Not available
26.1.11.2.01.2.01.2.0Not available
26.11.2.01.2.01.2.0Not available
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.11.1.51.1.61.1.7Not available
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.41.0.71.0.8Not availableNot available
1.20.31.0.7Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.21.0.7Not availableNot availableNot available
1.20.11.0.61.0.5Not available1.0.6
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Clearing inventory

A player with leftover armor and weapons from earlier builds can convert them into ingots to free slots.

Who it’s for: Players who collect or pass through many pieces of vanilla gear and want a way to recover their material, and server owners who want the same option for everyone on a shared world.

How it compares

Full comparison

Auto-Smelt Ores is a server-side mod that needs the server, with the client optional, and is not open source. It is published for 1.21.10 under All rights reserved. Smelt Raw Block is licensed under the MIT License, is not open source, and has files for 26.1 – 26.3. DarkSmelting differs from both because it works on crafted gear and is needed on the client as well as the server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
DarkSmeltingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-04-30
Auto-Smelt OresFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-12-05
Smelt Raw BlockFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt26.1 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-15

Questions

Does DarkSmelting need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency for the Fabric build and must be installed alongside DarkSmelting.

Does a server need DarkSmelting if players do not?

No, the server can run the mod on its own, but the environment is client and server, so the mod must be installed on both sides for it to work.

Which loader should be chosen for DarkSmelting?

Any of Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt can be used, since the mod is published for all four. The latest file for Quilt is 1.0.6 for 1.20.1, while the other loaders have 1.2.0 for 26.2.

In the catalog

DarkSmelting is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Adventure mods19,031Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

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GamerPotionDev, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
GamerPotionDev
Published
2024-03-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsUtilityEconomy
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