Upcycling
by FLICKNORAIN
Upcycling turns items that otherwise have little use into valuable resources through a set of crafting recipes, and it is built for Fabric on Minecraft 1.20.1.
What it does
Spider eyes, leaves, rotten flesh, rabbit and other low-value drops can be processed into new materials. Recipes cover several categories, so a player who collects common loot has more to craft. The server and every player need the mod installed. Its only published file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, released 2026-03-07 under the MIT License, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Crafting from common drops
Spider eyes, rotten flesh and similar items become inputs for recipes that yield more useful materials.
Varied recipe set
Recipes span several item types, so no single drop is limited to one purpose.
Lower-value items gain uses
Items that are normally discarded or sold cheaply gain crafting purposes in survival play.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Useful Rotten Flesh is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that also runs on client and server, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Simple Rotten Flesh to Leather covers the same version and environment, is open source and is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcycling | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-07 |
| Useful Rotten Flesh | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-06-15 |
| Simple Rotten Flesh to Leather | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-26 |
Questions
Does Upcycling need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Upcycling support?
In the catalog
Upcycling is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
This mod introduces diverse crafting recipes for underutilized items such as Spider Eyes, Leaves, Rotten Flesh, Rabbit feet and so on. It adds balanced and fair uses for these items, enhancing the overall variety and richness of the experience.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/upcycling
- Owner
- FLICKNORAIN
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15