Leather From the Dead
by BrickBoyMC
Leather From the Dead changes how leather is obtained, so that rotten flesh dropped by zombies can be cooked into leather on a campfire.
What it does
Zombies drop rotten flesh, and placing rotten flesh on a campfire cooks it into leather. Players who collect the leather can pick it up from the campfire once it is done. The mod does not change the zombie drop table on its own; the rotten flesh comes from the regular zombie drops that vanilla already provides.
The server is the side that must run the mod, while players may leave it out and still join. Players on a server that runs it get the leather through the campfire without any extra items. Single-player and multiplayer both work, since the server is the side that loads the content.
Leather From the Dead is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers that prefer that route. Files cover eight release versions, with 1.21.1+mod for 1.21.1 as the latest file on every loader. The code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Rotten flesh cooking
Rotten flesh placed on a campfire is converted into leather, so zombie drops become a leather source.
Campfire pickup
Cooked leather can be picked up from the campfire once the cooking finishes.
Zombie drop source
Rotten flesh comes from zombies, so the leather supply follows where players already fight.
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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
Survival leather supply
Players in survival worlds who need leather for armor and books can cook it from rotten flesh they already carry.
Server-side progression
Server owners can add the cooking route without requiring players to install a client mod.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a leather route through campfires, and survival players who collect rotten flesh from zombies.
How it compares
Rotten Flesh Leather is published for 1.20.5 – 1.21.4 under the BSD 2-Clause License, so it covers older builds than this mod. Its environment is server required with client optional, the same as this mod. Undead Leather is a Fabric mod that runs on client and server and is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. Leather Craft is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.1 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leather From the Dead | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-10 |
| Rotten Flesh Leather | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-27 |
| Undead Leather | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
| Leather Craft | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-01 |
Questions
Does the server need Leather From the Dead?
Which loaders does Leather From the Dead support?
Does the mod work on versions before 1.21?
More from BrickBoyMC
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/leather-from-the-dead
- Owner
- BrickBoyMC
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15