Tannery: Better Leather
by beckstation
Tannery: Better Leather adds a leather processing chain in which cow, sheep, goat and horse hides are tanned on a new Tanning Rack and a Tanning Barrel.
What it does
Leather is no longer dropped by cows and horses directly. Hides are collected from cows, sheep, goats and horses, then dried on a new Tanning Rack and mixed with Tannic Powder in a Tanning Barrel to produce leather. Tannic Powder comes from bark gathered by stripping wood, and rotten flesh can also be dried into a new item.
The mod adds around 25 new items and blocks, including Hardened Leather, Studded Leather, a Studded Armor set and small and large satchels, which are crafted from different leather types and act as storage backpacks. Dried flesh can replace sinew string and offers a jerky-style food. A dedicated advancement tree guides players through the new steps, and JEI shows the recipes.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Tannery is published for NeoForge only, with files for 1.21.1 and 1.21.8; the latest file is 1.0.2 for 1.21.8, released on 2026-06-26. The mod is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Tanning Rack
A block that dries collected hides, opening the first stage of leather production.
Tanning Barrel
Mixes dried hides with Tannic Powder to create tanned leather and other leather products.
Studded armor set
Armor pieces made from studded leather, with satchels and other leather items added alongside.
Rotten flesh processing
Rotten flesh can be dried into a food item or turned into sinew string, giving it a use beyond discarding it.
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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.
Use cases
Survival leather supply
Players who want leather to come from livestock farming rather than from chance drops can build a hide collection loop around the Tanning Rack and Barrel.
Storage on the go
Satchels made from different leather types give players portable storage between bases.
Who it’s for: Players who want a longer leather economy, and server owners who want livestock and leather processing to matter in survival.
How it compares
Rotten Flesh To Leather is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets 1.21.10 – 1.21.11, so it does not cover the versions Tannery supports. Cave Living is also NeoForge only and built for 1.21.8 under the MIT License, which is not open source. Moofall Protection is server-side only and MIT licensed, so players do not need it installed, while Tannery requires both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tannery: Better Leather | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-06-26 |
| Rotten Flesh To Leather | NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-09 |
| Cave Living | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-06-16 |
| Moofall Protection | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-11-20 |
Questions
Does Tannery need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Tannery support?
Where do hides come from now?
In the catalog
Tannery: Better Leather is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Adding Leather Tanning and additional Leather works to Minecraft! Tannery is a lightweight but powerful mod, aimed at developing the leather item and collection loop in Minecraft. Leather is now no longer dropped by Cows or Horses, but instead, you can collect Cow Hide, Sheep, Goat and Horse Hides. These can be…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tannery-better-leather
- Owner
- beckstation
- Published
- 2026-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15