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Fast Entity Transfer

by Christofmeg

Fast Entity Transfer lets players move items between their inventory and nearby furnace-type block entities with a CTRL and click, without opening any GUI.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.14 – 1.20.4

What it does

The mod copies the item transfer behaviour of Factorio into Minecraft. Holding CTRL while left or right clicking a suitable stack moves it into a block entity, and the same action pulls results back out into the player's inventory. Three block entity types are supported: furnaces, blast furnaces and smokers, all of which are handled through the AbstractFurnaceBlockEntity class.

Items are routed to the correct slot automatically. Fuel that burns goes into the fuel slot, items with a matching smelting, blasting or smoking recipe go into the input slot, and experience and finished products are taken from the output slot. Modded block entities that extend the same furnace classes are also covered, so the transfer works with them as well.

Fast Entity Transfer runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 release versions, 1.14 – 1.20.4. Fabric API is required on Fabric, and Quilted Fabric API or Quilt Standard Libraries is required on Quilt.

Key features

  1. Ctrl click transfer

    Holding CTRL while clicking a stack moves it into or out of a nearby furnace-type block entity.

  2. Automatic slot routing

    Fuel, smeltable items and results each go to the matching slot without the player choosing one.

  3. Experience pickup

    Experience stored by a furnace is collected when its output is taken through the transfer.

  4. Modded furnace support

    Block entities that extend the furnace, blast furnace or smoker classes work with the transfer.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.41.3.11.3.11.3.1Not available
1.20.31.3.11.3.11.3.1Not available
1.20.21.3.11.3.11.3.11.3.1
1.20.11.3.11.3.11.3.11.3.1
1.201.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.19.31.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.19.21.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.19.11.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.191.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.21.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.18.11.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.181.3.11.3.1Not available1.3.1
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
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

Who it’s for: Players who run furnace, blast furnace or smoker setups and want to load and unload them quickly. Server owners who want the same behaviour for every player need it on the server as well as on clients.

How it compares

Full comparison

Blasting Plus needs the server, while a client may optionally add it, under a GNU General Public License v3.0 only license and is not open source, published for 1.14 – 26.2. Better Crafting runs on client and server, is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is not open source, covering 1.16.5 – 1.21.4. Smelting Sand in Blast Furnace is server-side only under the MIT License, for 1.16.5 – 26.2.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fast Entity TransferFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14 – 1.20.4Client and server2024-03-22
Blasting PlusFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-05-30
Better CraftingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 1.21.4Client and server2024-12-07
Smelting Sand in Blast FurnaceFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16.5 – 26.2Server-side only2026-09-04

Questions

Does Fast Entity Transfer need Fabric API?

Fabric API is required on Fabric. On Quilt, Quilted Fabric API or Quilt Standard Libraries is required instead.

Does the server need the mod?

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

Which block entities does the transfer support?

Furnaces, blast furnaces and smokers are supported, along with modded block entities that extend the same furnace classes.

In the catalog

Fast Entity Transfer is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 1.20.413,907

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What the author says

Have you ever played Factorio and stumbled across their QoL feature: "Fast Entity Transfer". A feature that lets you transfer items without opening a GUI. This mod brings you exactly that, Factorio styled item transfer between the player and block entities.
Christofmeg, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Christofmeg
Published
2023-02-18
Updated on Modrinth
2024-03-22
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsManagementUtilityStorageTransportation
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