Redstone Quill
by WFPhantom
Redstone Quill is a NeoForge item for drawing redstone walls and tracks in the world, with one item and no change to the dust itself.
What it does
Players craft the quill and use it to draw thin Redstone Tracks onto block faces, so the wiring of a build can be placed quickly, and the quill takes redstone dust straight from the inventory without a separate stack. Several independent tracks can share one block space, which lets a builder route more than one signal through the same area of the world.
Left-clicking with the quill does not break blocks, with the exception of blocks that have low hardness such as grass, repeaters and comparators. The author describes the mod as a fork of an abandoned Redstone Pen project, with its item system reworked. Support for Jade is included, so the track power levels can be read while looking at them. Redstone Quill runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it, and the source code and issue tracker are public. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Redstone quill item
A craftable item that draws redstone walls, letting builders lay wiring in one motion instead of placing each dust block.
Multiple independent tracks
Separate tracks can run through the same block space, so more than one circuit fits in a single area.
Inventory dust use
The quill consumes redstone dust directly from the player's inventory, with no need to hold it in the hand.
Track power levels
The power level of each track is shown, which helps a builder check signal strength along a run.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Compact circuit building
Builders who route many signals through a small footprint can stack independent tracks in one area.
Wall-based wiring
Walls of redstone can be drawn in a few strokes for dense machinery, where placing each dust block by hand takes too long.
Who it’s for: Players who build dense redstone machinery in survival or creative worlds on NeoForge 1.21.1, and server owners who want faster track placement on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Redstone Quill is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server. Command Block Craft is also NeoForge only, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, and is closed source under All rights reserved. Extended Redstone is a NeoForge file for 1.21.4, released under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redstone Quill | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-16 |
| Command Block Craft | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-04 |
| Extended Redstone | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
Questions
Does Redstone Quill need a loader other than NeoForge?
Does the server need Redstone Quill installed?
Can Redstone Quill be used with Jade?
In the catalog
Redstone Quill is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 12,140 Game mechanics mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Redstone Quill is a fork of the abandoned Redstone Pen, removing all items and system with the exception of the Redstone Quill, that lets you draw more optimized redstone in your world, including on walls, and adding Jade support so you can see your redstone track power levels!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/redstone-quill
- Owner
- WFPhantom
- Published
- 2025-11-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15