Just Enough Items (JEI)
by mezz
Just Enough Items (JEI) is a recipe and item browser that sits beside the inventory, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge on 1.8 – 26.3.
What it does
JEI places a searchable list of every item in the game next to open inventory screens. Selecting an item shows the recipes that produce it and the recipes that use it, including recipes added by other mods. On crafting screens, a button moves the ingredients of a shown recipe into the crafting grid.
Search accepts filters: a minus sign in front of a word excludes matching items, and quotes keep a phrase with spaces together. Single items, an item with its sub-items, or every item from one mod can be hidden from the list with modifier-clicks.
On newer game versions the server holds the recipe data, so the author asks for JEI and the mod loader on the server as well, which lets the server send recipes to clients. JEI requires MezzConfig; MezzConfigGUI is optional.
Key features
Item list overlay
A panel next to the inventory lists all registered items, with a search bar that filters it as the text changes.
Recipe and usage lookup
Each item opens two views: the recipes that create it and the recipes that consume it, across crafting, smelting and modded machines.
Move ingredients
The [+] button on a recipe moves the needed items into the crafting area when they are in the inventory.
Search filters
Words can be excluded with a leading minus sign, and phrases with spaces are matched when written in quotes.
Hiding items
Control-click hides one item, control-right-click hides it with its sub-items, and control-shift-click hides every item from a mod.
Cheat mode
In cheat mode items can be given directly, including items with large amounts of NBT data, and items can be deleted.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.15.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.14.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.11.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.10.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.9.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
3 older game versions (1.8 – 1.8.9) not shown. All files on Modrinth
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Required by 130 mods
How it compares
EMI is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, one loader more than JEI, but for a narrower span of game versions, 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, against 1.8 – 26.3 for JEI. EMI must be installed on the client, while a server may leave it out. Both projects use the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Enough Items (JEI) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.8 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-10-15 |
| EMI | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-05-13 |
Questions
Does JEI have to be installed on the server?
What does JEI require?
Which mods build on JEI?
Are the newest JEI files stable releases?
In the catalog
Just Enough Items (JEI) is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Exclude search terms: Type - in front of a word (@thaum -wand) Search terms that have spaces in them: Type "" around the words ("two words")
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/jei
- Owner
- mezz
- Published
- 2023-01-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15