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Leather Recycling

by notblue

With Leather Recycling installed on a server, players can turn leather armor, rabbit hide and leather item frames back into leather through a new recipe set.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.20 – 26.3

What it does

The mod adds recipes for recycling leather armor pieces, leather horse armor, item frames and glow item frames, plus smelting of rotten flesh into leather and deconstructing leather and rabbit hide. Bundles can be made from leather as well, with four bundles giving back three leather. Versions 1.20 – 1.21.1 include the bundle recipe, which later builds moved to the 1.21.2 release.

Leather Recycling is a server-side mod: the server needs it, while players may add it on their own clients. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack version is also offered for server platforms. Files exist for 1.20 – 26.3, with 2.3+mod for 26.3 as the latest build, released 2026-09-27. The mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source, although its source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Armor recycling

    Leather helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots can be broken down into leather again.

  2. Horse armor and item frames

    Leather horse armor, item frames and glow item frames are included in the recycling recipes.

  3. Smelting and deconstruction

    Rotten flesh can be smelted into leather, and leather or rabbit hide can be deconstructed.

  4. Leather bundles

    Four bundles return three leather, so unused bundles are not wasted.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.22.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.1.22.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.1.12.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
26.12.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.112.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
1.21.102.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
1.21.92.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod2.3+mod
1.21.81.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.71.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.61.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.51.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.41.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.31.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.21.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.21.11.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.211.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod1.6.4+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Leather-heavy servers

Server owners who want leather from armor and mobs to go further can use the recycling recipes to reclaim materials.

Who it’s for: Server owners running survival or economy worlds, where leather is scarce and players craft a lot of armor, horse gear or item frames.

Questions

Does the server need Leather Recycling?

Yes. The server must run it, while players may leave it out. Players can add it on their clients, but it is optional for them.

Which loaders does Leather Recycling support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. A data pack version is also available for server platforms.

Does the bundle recipe work on every version?

No. The bundle recipe is included in versions 1.20 – 1.21.1. It was introduced in 1.21.2, so later builds handle bundles differently.

In the catalog

Leather Recycling is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Recycle leather armor into leather, and item frames into rabbit hide. This pack also adds recipes for smelting rotten flesh into leather and deconstructing leather into rabbit hide. For Minecraft versions 1.20-1.21.1, the pack includes the bundle recipe introduced in 1.21.2.
notblue, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
notblue
Published
2024-07-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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