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Nearby Crafting

by Jomlom

Nearby Crafting lets a crafting table or the 2x2 player grid draw ingredients from containers placed near the player, including chests, barrels and carried shulker boxes.

FabricNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 26.2

What it does

When a player crafts, the mod reads items from nearby containers that are connected to the crafting table. The search radius defaults to 8 blocks and the connection depth to 10, and both can be changed in the configuration. Only containers physically linked through other containers count, so a chest across the room with no connection is ignored. The mod also changes how the vanilla crafting table and the player's 2x2 crafting grid behave, and each container block type can be switched on or off individually.

Settings can be edited through Mod Menu on the client, or with the nearbycrafting command on a server. Commands follow a simple modular format and need operator permissions, so only a server operator can change the server-wide behavior. Nearby Crafting requires Mod Menu and Recipe Book Access API, and it is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is open source under the MIT License, and files are published for Fabric and NeoForge.

Key features

  1. Nearby container crafting

    Crafting draws from chests, barrels, containers and carried shulker boxes or bundles within reach.

  2. Adjustable reach

    The search radius and connection depth can be changed, so servers can tune how far ingredients may come from.

  3. Per-container toggles

    Each container block type can be enabled or disabled individually, limiting which storage counts.

  4. Crafting table and 2x2 grid

    The mod affects both vanilla crafting tables and the player's inventory crafting grid, which can be turned off separately.

  5. Connected crafting modes

    A switch selects between the default connected crafting modes, controlling how containers are linked.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.3.0+26.2-fabric1.3.0+26.2-neoforge
26.1.21.3.0+26.1-fabric1.3.0+26.1-neoforge
26.1.11.3.0+26.1-fabric1.3.0+26.1-neoforge
26.11.3.0+26.1-fabric1.3.0+26.1-neoforge
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.3.0+1.21.11-fabric1.3.0+1.21.11-neoforge
1.21.101.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.91.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.81.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.71.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.61.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.51.3.0+1.21.10-fabric1.3.0+1.21.10-neoforge
1.21.41.3.0+1.21.4-fabric1.3.0+1.21.4-neoforge
1.21.31.3.0+1.21.4-fabric1.3.0+1.21.4-neoforge
1.21.21.3.0+1.21.4-fabric1.3.0+1.21.4-neoforge
1.21.11.3.0+1.21.1-fabric1.3.0+1.21.1-neoforge
1.211.3.0+1.21.1-fabric1.3.0+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Recipe Book Access APIAn effortless API, enabling recipe-book crafting from customizable external inventories.
Required
Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Craft From Chests is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, not open source. Nearby Inventories is open source under the Apache License 2.0, runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.2, and is server-side only, so players need nothing installed.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Nearby CraftingFabric and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-09-27
Craft From ChestsFabric1.21.1 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-01-30
Nearby InventoriesFabric and NeoForge1.21.1 – 26.2Server-side only2026-08-18

Questions

Does Nearby Crafting need Mod Menu and Recipe Book Access API?

Yes. Both are required dependencies and must be installed alongside Nearby Crafting.

Who can change the server's Nearby Crafting settings?

Only a server operator can change the server-wide configuration, using the nearbycrafting command.

Does Nearby Crafting need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

In the catalog

Nearby Crafting is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Nearby crafting is a simple mod for Fabric and NeoForge which enables crafting from nearby container blocks (such as barrels and chests) and from containers you're carrying (like shulker boxes and bundles). \ A massive timesaver, and absolute essential for your survival world or server modpacks. By default, the reach…
Jomlom, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Jomlom
Published
2025-03-21
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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