Low Tech Crafting
by masa
Low Tech Crafting adds a Better Crafting Table, a persistent-inventory variant of the vanilla Crafting Table that hoppers and pipes can feed and drain.
What it does
The block is a crafting table with its own inventory, stored in a block entity, so automation can interact with it. Hoppers, pipes and similar containers can insert items into the grid, which accepts one item per crafting grid slot, and they can pull the crafting result out through the output slot, which is checked first. Items are not limited to the player's maximum stack size on insertion, and a filter can be set on the output item type.
The mod was started by Xcom6000 as a demonstration for the developers at Mojang of ways the table could be improved for automated crafting contraptions. Building a working automated setup with the vanilla table takes considerable effort, and this block is meant to make that simpler. Low Tech Crafting is published for Forge only, runs on client and server, and is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so it is open source. Its files cover 14 release versions, with 0.2.0 for 1.19.2 as the latest.
Key features
Persistent inventory
The table keeps its items in a block entity, so contents stay in place instead of being returned to the player.
Hopper and pipe input
Containers and pipes can fill the crafting grid, one item per slot, to automate recipes.
Output-first extraction
Automation pulls the crafting result from the output slot first, so finished items leave the table cleanly.
Item type filter
A filter on the output item type lets automation extract only the results the player chooses.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players building automated crafting setups in Forge modpacks or servers, and server owners who want a crafting block that works with hoppers and pipes.
How it compares
TubeStuff is a Forge mod for 1.1 – 1.7.10 that is not open source, released under the MIT License, and runs on client and server. Autocrafter is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server and is licensed as All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Low Tech Crafting targets 1.12.2 – 1.19.2 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Tech Crafting | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-06-11 |
| TubeStuff | Forge | 1.1 – 1.7.10 | Client and server | 2023-06-15 |
| Autocrafter | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-08 |
Questions
Does Low Tech Crafting need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Low Tech Crafting use?
Can hoppers and pipes use the Better Crafting Table?
In the catalog
Low Tech Crafting is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
Low Tech Crafting adds just one new block: a "Better Crafting Table". It's very similar to the vanilla Crafting Table, with the main differences being that it has a persistent inventory. So basically it uses a BlockEntity to store the inventory, and it can be interacted with by "automation", meaning Hoppers, pipes etc.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/low-tech-crafting
- Owner
- masa
- Published
- 2023-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15