Dye Blocks

Name: Dye Blocks
Author: ducky.lol

Dye Blocks, a NeoForge 1.21.1 decoration mod by ducky.lol, adds solid-colored blocks that can be dyed and combined through a set of dye templates and a Super Dye Block.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Dye Blocks adds a family of solid-colored blocks for building. Dye Template items are crafted from white dye, Dye Template Blocks from template items, and Super Dye Blocks from eight dye blocks and a Dye Template Block. A Super Dye Block cycles its texture through the sixteen colored dye blocks, so one block can show any of the sixteen colors.

The mod is aimed at builders who want consistent color across a structure without giving up the look of vanilla blocks. Its recipes are the core of the mod, and the Dye Template Block recipe and the Super Dye Block recipe are both listed as features. Dye Blocks is open source under the MIT License, and the source code, issue tracker and wiki are public.

Dye Blocks runs on NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and has no other loader or version. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The first and latest file, 1.21.1-1.0, was published on 2025-11-05.

Key features

Solid-colored dye blocks
Blocks in each dye color are added to the game, meant to be placed in large areas of one shade.
Dye Template items
A Dye Template is crafted from nine white dye, and the template is the first step toward the colored blocks.
Dye Template Block recipe
A Dye Template Block is crafted from nine Dye Template items, so the recipe chain stays within the mod.
Super Dye Block cycling texture
A Super Dye Block is crafted shapelessly from eight dye blocks and a Dye Template Block, and its texture cycles through sixteen colors.

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Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.11.21.1-1.0

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

Use cases

Who it’s for: Dye Blocks suits players who build with colored blocks in survival or creative worlds. Server owners who want the colored blocks available to every player need the mod on the server and on each client.

How it compares

Full comparison

Concrete Variants is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 1.21.6 under the MIT License and is not open source. Its environment is client and server, the same as Dye Blocks, but it covers a wider version range. Colored Item Frames is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, not open source, with the same client and server environment. Dye Blocks is the only option here released under an open source license for that version.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Dye Blocks	NeoForge	1.21.1	Client and server	2025-11-05
Concrete Variants	NeoForge	1.21 – 1.21.6	Client and server	2025-06-29
Colored Item Frames	NeoForge	1.21.1	Client and server	2026-05-30

Questions

Does Dye Blocks need another mod to run?

No dependencies are listed for Dye Blocks. It needs only NeoForge 1.21.1 and is published as a single file.

Does the server need Dye Blocks?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which Dye Blocks file is current?

The latest file is 1.21.1-1.0 for 1.21.1, published on 2025-11-05, which is also the first file released.

In the catalog

Dye Blocks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.