Just Enough Recipe Book (JERB)
by palm1
Just Enough Recipe Book (JERB) gives the vanilla recipe book a browser-style view, so players can look up crafts without a separate screen.
What it does
JERB takes the useful parts of recipe browser mods and places them inside the vanilla recipe book. Recipes are grouped into categories that follow creative tabs, which keeps the layout tidy when modded recipes are added. Entries can be chosen as favorites, and the book fills itself from the recipe browser the player selects.
The mod removes the recipe book's NBT-based tracking entirely, so recipes are visible whether or not they were crafted. It still handles recipes that vanilla clients treat as available, so the book keeps working for players who do not install the mod. Generic item information and items made through standard crafting appear in the recipe book inventory.
Installation works on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. The mod works on either side, and neither the server nor the client needs it; it can be used on a client with Just Enough Items (JEI), Roughly Enough Items (REI) or EMI installed. Files are published for 1.21.1 and 26.2, and the code is not open source; a custom license applies.
Key features
Recipe categories
Recipes are sorted into categories that mirror creative tabs, including modded recipes.
Favorite recipes
Players can mark entries as favorites so frequently used recipes stay within quick reach.
Recipe browser integration
The book takes its entries from a recipe browser, with support for most mods that already provide one.
Removed recipe tracking
NBT-based tracking of crafted recipes is removed, so every recipe is visible without crafting it first.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use the vanilla recipe book in modded games and want recipe lookup without a separate browser screen. Server owners who run it can leave it off the server side.
How it compares
Custom Recipe is an open source mod under the MIT License, with files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, and it runs in client and server. Unlock All Recipes is a server-required mod with a custom license that is not open source, covering 1.20.3 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Recipe Book Reveal is a client-side only mod under All rights reserved, published for Fabric across 1.21.11 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Enough Recipe Book (JERB) | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-08 |
| Custom Recipe | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| Unlock All Recipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Recipe Book Reveal | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-24 |
Questions
Does Just Enough Recipe Book need a recipe browser mod?
Which loaders does Just Enough Recipe Book support?
Does a server need Just Enough Recipe Book?
In the catalog
Just Enough Recipe Book (JERB) is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Brings the best parts of recipe browser mods to the recipe book. But in practice, it's missing a lot of necessary functionality (especially for modded playthroughs) that recipe browsers bring to the table. That's what this mod aims to fix.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/jerb
- Owner
- palm1
- Published
- 2026-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15