G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb replaces the standard crafting grid screen with a grid-based puzzle menu, a scrollable recipe list and a crafting list tied to the player's inventory.
What it does
The mod overhauls the crafting menu, which its author describes as needlessly complicated in vanilla. Recipes are browsed in a scrollable list that reads ingredients straight from the player's inventory, and the vanilla crafting-table recipes are included, so existing recipes keep working. Items are arranged as a puzzle on a grid, and the mod is meant to feel similar to menus in other survival games.
Pack developers can set almost everything in the mod, including a way to turn the classic crafting grid back on. Support covers recipes with numbered per-entry ingredient counts and data-driven workstations. Datapacks can add recipes through the custom gad:gad recipe type. Recipes that are too large still require a crafting table nearby.
G.A.D is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, published under the MIT License and not open source. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.
Key features
Scrollable recipe browser
A scrollable list shows recipes that can be made from the items in the player's inventory.
Grid-based puzzle crafting
The crafting screen replaces the standard grid with a menu where items are placed in a puzzle-like layout.
Vanilla recipe support
Standard crafting-table recipes are included, so the mod works with the recipes already in the game.
Datapack recipe type
A custom gad:gad recipe type lets datapacks add crafting recipes for the mod.
Configurable behavior
Pack developers can change most settings, including bringing back the classic crafting grid.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modded packs with custom recipes
Pack developers can add recipes through datapacks and adjust the crafting screen to suit the pack's progression.
Who it’s for: Pack developers and players who want a different crafting interface in a Forge 1.20.1 modpack. Servers running it need the mod on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Super Crafting is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, and runs on client and server. GB's Dumb Additions is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, released under All rights reserved. Mr Wither Storm's Dumb Core is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 running on client and server, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Super Crafting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-11 |
| GB's Dumb Additions | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-24 |
Questions
Does G.A.D work on Fabric or NeoForge?
Do servers need G.A.D installed?
Can the classic crafting grid be restored?
In the catalog
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
GAD is a crafting screen replacement that changes the menu from the grid based puzzle mechanic to a crafting list menu similar to other survival games. This mod is made for pack devs in mind, everything is configurable and you can even reenable the crafting grid if you so desire.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/grids-are-dumb
- Owner
- midasmischief
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15