Recipe Crafter
by Icywhenhot
Recipe Crafter is a Management block mod that lets players author Minecraft recipes visually inside a workbench-style screen and save them as editable JSON.
What it does
The Recipe Crafter block sits in the redstone-category creative tab as both a block and an item, under the identifier recipecrafter:recipe_crafter. Its block entity holds 13 inventory slots whose contents persist across restarts. A grid resembling the vanilla workbench, a preview slot for the output and a type dropdown let an author assemble a recipe, and the result is stored in one config file that a person can open and edit by hand, with changes applied right away.
The mod covers the main recipe families: shaped and shapeless crafting, cooking with a cook time that defaults sensibly per type, stonecutting with an output count, and smithing, which needs a template, a base and an addition. Existing recipes can be loaded by entering a namespace:path identifier or by pressing a button that finds recipes matching the current grid contents. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under the MIT License, and the source code is public.
Key features
Visual recipe authoring
Grid inputs, a result slot and a type dropdown let the author build a recipe on screen, with the workbench texture swapped in.
Shapeless and shaped crafting
A shapeless checkbox switches crafting recipes, and shaped patterns are trimmed automatically to their minimal bounding box.
Cooking and stonecutting options
Cooking recipes capture cook time with per-type defaults, and stonecutting recipes carry an output count.
Existing recipe lookup
Typing a recipe identifier into an edit field reopens that recipe for changes, while a search button looks up every recipe whose ingredients match what is currently in the grid.
Category and group fields
Category appears only for crafting and cooking types, and the group field autofills vanilla groups with Tab.
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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.
How it compares
Visual Recipe Editor is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that can run on a client or a server, with All rights reserved and no open source. Custom Recipe covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, is client and server, and is open source under the MIT License. KubeJS Generator is client required with server optional, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipe Crafter | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-06 |
| Visual Recipe Editor | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-04-11 |
| Custom Recipe | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| KubeJS Generator | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-08-29 |
Questions
Which loaders does Recipe Crafter support?
Does the server need Recipe Crafter?
Where are the recipes saved?
In the catalog
Recipe Crafter is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A mod that lets modpackers and map-makers author Minecraft recipes visually, inside a workbench block — no KubeJS, datapack JSON, or external tools required. Recipes are written to a single hand-editable config file and go live instantly. Place a Recipe Crafter block, open it, and build a recipe by dropping items…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/recipecrafter
- Owner
- Icywhenhot
- Published
- 2026-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15