Recipe Book Plus
by GibbDev
Recipe Book Plus replaces the vanilla recipe book screen with a custom interface that groups and searches recipes for players on Fabric and NeoForge.
What it does
The mod is a client-side quality-of-life addition for the vanilla recipe book. It targets the plain layout of the original screen and offers a restyled, more decorated recipe book in place of it. A config option switches back to a layout that stays close to vanilla for players who prefer it. Since only the client needs the mod, a server does not have to install it.
Recipe Book Plus requires Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional for opening its settings from the game menu. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, with 1.0.4 as the latest file for 1.21.1, and the newest builds also support 26.2. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code and issue tracker are publicly linked.
Key features
Custom recipe book screen
A newly built interface with a restyled recipe book replaces the plain vanilla screen, added in version 1.0.4.
Recipe search by ingredient
Recipes can be searched by an item used as an ingredient, and a default search prefix narrows results to a chosen mod or item set.
Colored item tagging
Items can be marked with one of 16 colors, so frequently used entries stand out in the recipe list.
Adjustable toggle behavior
The toggle for opening the recipe book can be set to behave in a different way, and the vanilla-like layout remains available through the config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Learning recipes in a long playthrough
A player who wants to keep recipe discovery slow can use the vanilla-like layout and avoid a full list of craftable items on screen.
Finding crafts from a mod pack
Searching by ingredient helps when a modpack adds many recipes and the player needs to locate one that uses a given item.
Who it’s for: Players who use the vanilla recipe book and want a more decorated screen, search by ingredient or colored tags, without the full item lists and tooltip overlays of larger recipe viewers.
How it compares
Recipe-search is a client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge covering 1.21.1 – 26.2, released under the MIT License. No Recipe Book is client-side for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.18 – 26.3, under All rights reserved, and it removes the recipe book entirely rather than restyling it. Always Open Recipe Book is client-side for Fabric only, on 1.21.11, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe Book Plus | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Recipe-search | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-26 |
| No Recipe Book | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.18 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-25 |
| Always Open Recipe Book | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-07 |
Questions
Does Recipe Book Plus need Fabric API?
Does a server need Recipe Book Plus?
Which versions does Recipe Book Plus support?
In the catalog
Recipe Book Plus is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A small, client side mod that aims at improving dinky vanilla recipe book with unobtrusive QoL features. Mojang did really drop the ball with recipe system so here I am. Allows searching for recipes that use that item as an ingredient. By default, search prefix is "$"
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/recipe-book-plus
- Owner
- GibbDev
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15