Easier Dyes
by LavishAujla
Easier Dyes adds recipes that turn common materials such as redstone, emerald and diamond into dyes, so players can color blocks without farming flowers.
What it does
Each added recipe turns one ingredient into two dyes of a set color: redstone gives red, resin brick gives orange, glowstone dust gives yellow, emerald gives green, diamond gives light blue, amethyst shard gives purple, rotten flesh gives brown and nether quartz gives white. Players who lack flowers or cactus can still obtain these colors through crafting.
The server must run the mod for the recipes to exist, while a player may leave it out and still join, so the client side is optional. Easier Dyes is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms. Files cover 1.21.2 – 26.3 across 15 release versions, and the licence is the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Redstone to red dye
Redstone dust crafts into two red dye, giving a color source that needs no flower.
Gem and mineral recipes
Emerald, diamond and amethyst shards each craft into dye, adding green, light blue and purple sources.
Mob and nether drops
Rotten flesh and nether quartz become brown and white dye, so mob drops and nether materials add to the palette.
Glowstone and brick recipes
Glowstone dust yields yellow dye and resin brick yields orange dye, both as two-item crafts.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival dye supply
A player far from flowers or cactus can craft dyes from mined ores and drops instead.
Server-side recipe additions
A server owner installs the mod once, and the added recipes apply to every connected world.
Who it’s for: Players who want more ways to obtain dye in survival, and server owners who want to offer those recipes without requiring a client install.
How it compares
More Dye Crafts is server-side only, is not open source and is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.14 – 26.2. Dyes Reimagined requires the server and is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt 1.20 – 26.3 under a custom license. Dye+ needs both client and server and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easier Dyes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-30 |
| More Dye Crafts | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.14 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-05 |
| Dyes Reimagined | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-26 |
| Dye+ | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
Questions
Does Easier Dyes need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Easier Dyes support?
Are the new dye recipes available on versions before 1.21.2?
More from LavishAujla
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/easier-dyes
- Owner
- LavishAujla
- Published
- 2026-09-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15