Furnace Peek
Furnace Peek lets players see the contents of a furnace's two openings from outside, with the smelting item shown in the top opening and the fuel in the bottom one.
What it does
The mod draws each furnace's input and fuel items inside its front openings, so the contents can be read without opening the block. The smelting input is drawn in the upper opening while the fuel is drawn in the lower one, and both appear on the furnace model that is already in the world. A lit furnace shows a warm red glow and an animated flame that follows the natural shape of the opening, while an unlit furnace keeps the vanilla dark look of an empty slit.
Each stack is placed inside its opening and set behind the furnace's frame, which keeps the outline and surface art of the block as they are, with no item protruding or hovering. Stack-size hints show one icon for a single item, a pair for two, and a small pyramid for three or more. The mod is purely visual and changes no gameplay. Furnace Peek is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that is installed on the client only, and it requires Fabric API. It is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, so the code is open source.
Key features
Input and fuel previews
The smelting item and the fuel are drawn through the top and bottom openings, so both can be read at a glance.
Live updates
Changes such as a new input, a top-up of fuel or a fire going out show on the furnace face within a fraction of a second.
Lit and unlit states
A burning furnace shows a warm glow and a flickering flame behind the fuel, while an empty slot keeps the vanilla dark opening.
Light footprint
Each visible furnace uses a handful of quads, and data refresh is throttled to keep rendering cheap.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run many furnaces and want to read their contents from the block face. The mod is client-side only, so it can be added to a single-player world or to a client joining a server.
How it compares
QuickGlance is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.2 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is open source. Misaka's better experience is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that the server and every player need, released under the MIT License but not open source. Smart Furnaces is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace Peek | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-30 |
| QuickGlance | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Misaka's better experience | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-29 |
| Smart Furnaces | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-21 |
Questions
Does Furnace Peek need Fabric API?
Does Furnace Peek have to be installed on the server?
Does Furnace Peek change how furnaces work?
In the catalog
Furnace Peek is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
See what's cooking — without opening a single furnace. Ever walked past a wall of furnaces and wondered which one has your iron in it? Vanilla gives you two dark, empty slits and no answers — the only way to know is to open every single one.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/furnace-peek
- Owner
- paturikaustubh
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15