UsefulCrafts
by Fafiew
UsefulCrafts adds crafting recipes for items that survival players usually have to find in loot chests or trade for, such as saddles, name tags and horse armor.
What it does
Several items that cannot be crafted in vanilla Minecraft gain recipes under the mod. Players can make saddles, name tags, horse armor in leather, iron, gold and diamond, chainmail armor, the Totem of Undying and the Enchanted Golden Apple at a crafting table. Chainmail armor uses chains in place of ingots, following the pattern of the other armor recipes. The mod also adds a recipe for the Elytra, so a player does not depend on finding one in an End city.
The goal is fewer hours spent searching chests and trading with villagers for rare items. Each new recipe is given a crafting cost that the author describes as reasonable, so the resources needed still matter and the mod does not hand out gear for free. Players on single-player worlds and multiplayer servers can use the same recipes.
Forge and NeoForge are the supported loaders. The mod is published for 1.19.4, 1.20.1 and 1.20.6, with the Forge file 1.0 for 1.20.1 and the NeoForge file 1.0 for 1.20.6, both dated 2024-09-26. It is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Saddles and name tags
Saddles and name tags can be crafted directly, without waiting for a chest drop or a villager trade.
Horse armor recipes
Horse armor is craftable in leather, iron, gold and diamond, one recipe per material.
Totem of Undying
The Totem of Undying gets a crafting recipe, so the item no longer depends on finding one in the world.
Enchanted Golden Apple
The Enchanted Golden Apple can be made at a crafting table in survival mode.
Chainmail armor
Chainmail armor pieces are crafted from chains, matching the layout of the other armor recipes.
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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.
How it compares
Forgotten Recipes – Uncraftable Items Made Craftable is a Forge and NeoForge mod for uncraftable items as well, but it is client and server, under All rights reserved, and targets 1.19.4 – 1.21.8, so it covers newer versions than UsefulCrafts. Craftable Saddles is server-side only and Forge only, and it is open source under The Unlicense, with files for 1.7.10 – 1.21.8. Let Me Craft This is server-side only and NeoForge only for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UsefulCrafts | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-09-26 |
| Forgotten Recipes – Uncraftable Items Made Craftable | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-12-28 |
| Craftable Saddles | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2024-11-03 |
| Let Me Craft This | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-19 |
Questions
Does UsefulCrafts need to be installed on both sides?
Which loader should be used with UsefulCrafts?
Can the Elytra be crafted with UsefulCrafts?
In the catalog
UsefulCrafts is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
UsefulCrafts is a mod designed to enhance your Minecraft survival experience by adding crafting recipes for various items that previously had no recipes. Tired of endlessly searching through loot chests for rare items or relying on villagers? With UsefulCrafts, you can craft essential items like Saddles, Name Tags…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/usefulcrafts
- Owner
- Fafiew
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15