Recipe Improvements
by NineOfGaming
Recipe Improvements is a Fabric client mod that restores recipe data a server fails to send, so the recipe book shows its full contents.
What it does
Some servers send empty recipe sync or update packets, which leaves the recipe book with missing entries and broken displays. When the mod detects an empty sync, it rebuilds the recipe-book entries from the client's own recipe container, using server-selected known packs where available and falling back to vanilla client-selected packs otherwise. The fallback activates automatically, and notifications can report when it does.
The mod adds recipe visibility controls. A show-recipes mode displays fallback recipes even when the server has not granted them, and a server-known mode uses only the packs the server selected. Server blacklist and whitelist support is included, and an optional recipe-book browsing layout and quick-craft shortcuts are available. Settings sit in an in-game config screen reachable through Mod Menu, and the fallback features stay useful on servers that already send complete data. The mod needs Fabric API and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL).
Key features
Empty sync detection
The mod identifies empty recipe syncs and replaces the empty recipe-book data with client-side fallback entries.
Recipe visibility modes
A show-recipes mode reveals fallback recipes even when the server has not granted them, and a server-known mode limits them to server packs.
Server lists
Server blacklist and whitelist support lets operators control which recipes the fallback data can add.
Recipe-book layout and shortcuts
An optional browsing layout and quick-craft shortcuts improve the recipe book beyond the fallback.
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 2
Use cases
Servers with incomplete recipe data
Players on a server that sends empty recipe syncs can still see the recipes their client has available.
Who it’s for: Players who join servers that send incomplete recipe data, and players who want more control over which recipes the recipe book shows.
How it compares
Useful Recipe Book is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 with a client and server environment, and it is not open source under All rights reserved. Stardom's Sync is also client and server, published for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved. Recipe Improvements is client-side only and targets 26.3 instead.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe Improvements | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Useful Recipe Book | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
| Stardom's Sync | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-01 |
Questions
Does Recipe Improvements need Fabric API?
Does the server need Recipe Improvements installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Recipe Improvements is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Recipe Improvements is a client-side Fabric mod focused on restoring missing recipe data when a server sends an empty recipe sync, while also adding recipe visibility controls and vanilla recipe-book improvements. Some servers send empty recipe sync/update packets or empty recipe-book replacements. When that happens…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/recipe-improvements
- Owner
- NineOfGaming
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15