Pocket Portals
by dqwertyc.dev
Pocket Portals lets a player craft portable Nether and End portals that open for three seconds from a one-by-two wall placement.
What it does
Each portable portal is made from four crafting items: four Obsidian Fire Charges for the Nether version and four End Stone Eyes of Ender for the End version. Placing one in a one-by-two wall space creates a temporary portal that stays open for three seconds. Travel through it is instantaneous, which lets a player cross between dimensions quickly without building a full frame.
Unlike linking to existing portals, a portable portal lands the player at the nearest safe location at the current horizontal coordinates, scaled between the Overworld and the Nether. The player can therefore aim the trip with some precision. Regardless of the starting dimension, a player who uses the End version is always deposited on the End spawn platform. Attempting to place a portal in the End causes an explosion that deals damage attributed to intentional game mechanics.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and requires a server to run it. Only the server needs the mod, so players can join without installing it. The files cover 26.1 – 26.3 across five release versions, with 26.3.0+mod for 26.3 as the latest file, under the MIT License. It is not open source.
Key features
Craftable Nether portal
Four Obsidian Fire Charges craft a portable Nether portal that can be placed in a wall and used for a short trip.
Craftable End portal
Four End Stone Eyes of Ender craft a portable End portal with the same placement and three-second window.
Nearest safe landing
The portable portal sends the player to the nearest safe spot at the current horizontal coordinates instead of a linked portal.
Instant travel
Stepping into an open portal moves the player at once, with no loading delay on the portal itself.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want short, temporary dimension trips and server owners who want portals that need no frame. Only the server needs the mod.
How it compares
Portable Nether Portal runs on Fabric only, for 1.20.6, and is distributed under the MIT License. End Portal Recipe is a server-side only mod for 1.16.5 – 26.3 on all four loaders, under All rights reserved. Craftable End Portal Frames! is also server-side only, for 1.19 – 26.3, but it adds craftable frames rather than portable portals.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Portals | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Portable Nether Portal | Fabric | 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-20 |
| End Portal Recipe | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Craftable End Portal Frames! (Mod) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Pocket Portals need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Pocket Portals support?
Why does a portal in the End cause an explosion?
In the catalog
Pocket Portals is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A set of 4 Portable Nether Portals can be crafted with 4 Obsidian and a Fire Charge. They can then be placed on any 1x2 wall to create a temporary portal to or from the Nether. The portal is only open for three seconds, so move quickly! Travel through the Portable Nether Portal is instantaneous. Instead of linking to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pocket-portals
- Owner
- dqwertyc.dev
- Published
- 2026-04-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15