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Portable Crafting

by sleepingdragoninn

Portable Crafting lets players open crafting stations straight from the inventory, with workstations and tables reachable without placing a block.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.18.2 – 1.21.1

What it does

Right-clicking a supported workstation block in the inventory opens its screen, and a hotkey (V by default) opens the crafting table. Crafting, smithing, stonecutting, grindstone, loom, cartography table and anvil screens are supported out of the box. The config can extend this to vanilla and most modded non-container workstations, provided they meet the portable requirements that the author describes.

Opening a workstation avoids the ghost pickup that can appear while a screen loads over a slow connection. Portable Crafting works server-side, and the config is synchronised to clients so that tabs and seam-hiding changes apply when the mod is also installed on the client. Inventory Tabs can be used to switch between portable workstations. The mod requires Fabric API, and on Forge or NeoForge it also needs Connector and FFAPI. It is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1.

Key features

  1. Inventory workstation access

    Right-clicking a workstation in the inventory or using it from the hotbar opens its screen.

  2. Default workstation set

    Crafting, smithing, stonecutting, grindstone, loom, cartography and anvil screens work without extra setup.

  3. Configurable block support

    Vanilla and most modded non-container workstations can be added through the config file.

  4. Crafting table hotkey

    A keybinding opens the crafting table from anywhere, with V as the default key.

  5. Stateless workstations

    Portable blocks hold no items, so nothing can be left inside them when opened from the inventory.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.13.0.5+1.21Not available3.0.5+1.213.0.5+1.21
1.213.0.5+1.21Not available3.0.5+1.213.0.5+1.21
1.20.13.0.3+1.203.0.3+1.20Not available3.0.3+1.20
1.203.0.3+1.203.0.3+1.20Not available3.0.3+1.20
1.19.43.0.3+1.203.0.3+1.20Not available3.0.3+1.20
1.19.33.0.3+1.203.0.3+1.20Not available3.0.3+1.20
1.19.23.0.3+1.19Not availableNot available3.0.3+1.19
1.18.23.0.3+1.18Not availableNot available3.0.3+1.18
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 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 1

Inventory TabsAllows swapping to other in-world screens (blocks, entities, etc) via tabs. A fourth-generation rewrite of CakeWhip's InventoryTabs.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Better Smithing Table is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License, and it is client-side only. Handy Benches is NeoForge-only for 1.21 – 1.21.10, open source under the MIT License, and it is client and server. Portable Crafting requires the server and only needs the client as an optional addition.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Portable CraftingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18.2 – 1.21.1Server required, client optional2026-04-06
Better Smithing TableFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 1.21.8Client-side only2025-08-09
Handy BenchesNeoForge1.21 – 1.21.10Client and server2025-10-23

Questions

Does Portable Crafting need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, and on Forge or NeoForge the mod also needs Connector and FFAPI.

Can modded workstations be made portable?

Yes, through the config, but a block must not hold items and must open a screen that is not tied to its position. The author asks that issues about modded workstations are not filed.

In the catalog

Portable Crafting is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Open crafting screens from your inventory. Works server-side, with extra polish when installed on the client.
sleepingdragoninn, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
sleepingdragoninn
Published
2022-05-27
Updated on Modrinth
2026-04-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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