Donut Hoppers
by EtZ
Donut Hoppers changes how hoppers move items, replacing the vanilla transfer rate with a faster cycle for farms and storage in Fabric worlds.
What it does
Donut Hoppers is a Fabric mod by EtZ that alters hopper behavior. Instead of moving one item per cycle, a hopper transfers 12 items every 5 ticks, a quarter of a second. The author describes it as a lightweight server-side change that keeps vanilla hopper mechanics while raising throughput, inspired by the DonutSMP server. Hoppers still work with standard inventories and storage blocks, and the author says it works with composters.
The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files cover game versions 1.21 – 26.1.2 across 15 release versions, and the latest Fabric file is 1.0.3+mc26.1.x for 26.1.2, published on 2026-05-10. The mod was first published on 2026-03-26. Fabric is the only loader listed.
Key features
Faster hopper transfers
Each hopper cycle moves 12 items instead of one, and the cycle runs every 5 ticks.
Adjustable transfer amounts
The amount moved per cycle and the speed can be customized, according to the author text.
Enable and disable in-game
A toggle lets players switch the modified hopper behavior on or off during play.
Deterministic behavior
The author states the mod keeps transfers predictable, avoiding randomness and desync issues in farms.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Farms and storage
Vanilla hoppers can become the bottleneck in farms and storage systems, and faster transfers address that limit.
Singleplayer testing
The author describes the mod as intentionally singleplayer only, for players building farms who want faster hopper speeds.
Who it’s for: Players building farms and storage systems in singleplayer worlds who want faster hopper transfers. Server owners can run it as a server-side change, and the author notes that some machines relying on sorters or other logic may be affected.
How it compares
Faster Hoppers! is server-side only under a custom license, not open source, with files for 1.21.11 – 26.2. Hugosmp hopper is also server-side only and MIT licensed, not open source, with files for 1.21 alone. NoSpread is server-side only, released under The Unlicense, open source, and covers 1.21 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donut Hoppers | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-10 |
| Faster Hoppers! | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-20 |
| Hugosmp hopper | Fabric | 1.21 | Server-side only | 2026-07-28 |
| NoSpread | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-27 |
Questions
Does Donut Hoppers need to be installed on the server?
Can the faster transfer behavior be turned off?
Does Donut Hoppers change how sorters and other machines work?
In the catalog
Donut Hoppers is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Lightweight server-side mod that upgrades vanilla hopper mechanics to high-performance transfer speeds inspired by DonutSMP, without breaking vanilla behavior or compatibility. This mod is intentionally for singleplayer only. It is not a DonutSMP cheat, macro, script, bypass, or public-server automation tool.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/donut-hoppers
- Owner
- EtZ
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15