Redstone Dye
Redstone Dye lets players uncraft redstone-red dye back into redstone dust, giving the classic dust a second use in the crafting grid.
What it does
The mod adds an uncrafting recipe for red dye that returns redstone dust. It was written to keep vanilla gameplay intact and add a small quality-of-life change, not new mechanics or balance changes, and the author describes it as a simple crafting solution for a request players raised for years.
Because the environment is server-side only, a server owner installs it and players join without it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 18 release versions, 1.17.1 – 26.2, under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. A public issue tracker is linked for reports.
Key features
Uncrafting red dye
Red dye can be broken back into redstone dust through a crafting recipe, so the dust has an extra use.
Vanilla-friendly change
The change adds a convenience crafting path and leaves the rest of vanilla redstone behavior as it is.
Small scope
The mod covers one uncrafting path rather than complicated systems, and it does not alter other recipes.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running survival or redstone-focused worlds who want red dye to return redstone dust without changing the game otherwise.
How it compares
Uncrafting Recipes is server-required with optional client files, under the MIT License, and covers 1.20.3 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Split Shulker Boxes is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.19.4 – 1.21.3, and ColouredBundles needs both sides on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Redstone Dye is server-side only and not open source, so only the server needs it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redstone Dye | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-27 |
| Uncrafting Recipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-26 |
| Split Shulker Boxes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2025-07-17 |
| ColouredBundles | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-20 |
Questions
Does Redstone Dye need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Redstone Dye support?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Redstone Dye is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Ever looked at redstone dust and thought… why can’t I just use this as dye? This mod lets you uncraft redstone into red dye, giving the classic dust a logical extra use. It stays true to vanilla gameplay while adding a small quality of life improvement that just makes sense. No complicated systems. No balance…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/redstone-dye
- Owner
- SmartStreamLabs
- Published
- 2026-02-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15