Unflavoured Pipes
by zooi
Unflavoured Pipes adds copper item pipes that carry items over short distances, and players switch them on with redstone.
What it does
Copper item pipes fit into the vanilla game as plain blocks that pass items along a line. A pipe moves one item every 5 ticks and holds up to four stacks. Items follow the flow of redstone running inside the pipe, and a pipe only extracts from an inventory when it receives a redstone signal of level 15. Pipes also conduct redstone, so a line of them can carry a signal along with the items.
Pipes feed composters and end portal frames, which lets them serve farms and simple builds without extra blocks. The author notes that the design leans on vanilla mechanics and accepts their limits instead of adding new systems. Installing Jade is suggested for seeing what a pipe holds when its contents are unclear.
Unflavoured Pipes runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It requires Architectury API and Fabric API on Fabric. Files cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 for Fabric and Forge, and the code is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Vanilla-style copper pipes
The pipes are built to look and act like a part of vanilla Minecraft rather than a separate system.
Redstone-controlled flow
Pipes only work when powered, and the redstone signal decides which direction the items follow.
Level 15 extraction
A pipe takes items from an inventory only when it receives a redstone signal of full strength.
Composter and portal frame feeding
Pipes deliver items into composters and end portal frames along their path.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Simple Copper Pipes runs on client and server under a custom license, with files for 1.18.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and it is not open source. Copper Item Pipes is server required with client optional, under the MIT License, for 1.21.2 – 26.2, and it is not open source. Classic Pipes is client and server, with a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, for 1.20.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unflavoured Pipes | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-23 |
| Simple Copper Pipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Copper Item Pipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-23 |
| Classic Pipes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-17 |
Questions
Which loaders can run Unflavoured Pipes?
Does the server need Unflavoured Pipes?
How does redstone control a pipe?
In the catalog
Unflavoured Pipes is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Unflavoured Pipes adds a copper pipe that can transport items over short distances. Important aspects: - Pipes only work when powered with redstone - A pipe only extracts items from an inventory when fully powered (level 15 redstone) - Items follow the flow of redstone inside the pipe - A pipe can hold at most four…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/unflavoured-pipes
- Owner
- zooi
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15