Minecarts extra
by GeniusofAB
Minecarts extra adds several new minecart types to Forge, each with its own mechanic, and keeps the standard minecart behavior intact.
What it does
Players can attach a standard lead to a minecart, so one cart can be pulled behind another as the player moves through the world. The added minecarts still work as vanilla minecarts on rails, with the new mechanics layered on top of the world physics.
The largest group is a set of 13 workstation minecarts. Each one combines a standard minecart with a familiar utility block, such as a crafting table, anvil, grindstone, stonecutter, brewing stand, composter, furnace, blast furnace or smoker, which turns the cart into a mobile workstation. The mod is Forge only and is published for 1.20.4 with a single release file, 1.0.0, dated 2026-06-23. It is client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under All rights reserved. Public source code is available.
Key features
Leashing minecarts
A standard lead can be attached to a minecart so it follows behind the player.
Thirteen workstation minecarts
Carts that carry a crafting table, anvil, grindstone, stonecutter, brewing stand or composter for on-the-go use.
Furnace-type carts
Furnace, blast furnace and smoker minecarts add cooking stations that travel along the rails.
Vanilla behavior kept
Each new cart still runs on rails like a standard minecart, with its extra mechanic added.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Mobile crafting on rails
A crafting table or anvil cart lets a player work on a rail line without stopping to build a station.
Hauling with leads
A player can tow one or more carts behind a single cart by attaching a lead.
Who it’s for: Players who run minecart systems in survival or on servers and want portable workstations, and server owners who want the extra carts available to all players.
Questions
Does Minecarts extra need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Minecarts extra support?
Can the new carts be pulled behind another cart?
In the catalog
Minecarts extra is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Minecarts extra is a modification which adds several new minecarts and one mechanic.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minecarts-extra
- Owner
- GeniusofAB
- Published
- 2026-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15