Zombie Leather
Zombie Leather is a server-side Fabric mod that turns rotten flesh into leather through crafting, campfire cooking and villager trades.
What it does
Rotten flesh can be converted into leather by crafting a smoked rotten flesh item from four pieces in any arrangement on a crafting table, then cooking the smoked item on a campfire to produce leather. The smoked rotten flesh item uses the rabbit hide texture by default, so it stands apart from ordinary rotten flesh without needing a resource pack.
Leatherworker villagers add a trade for smoked rotten flesh in exchange for emeralds, giving players a second route to the item without a farm. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything and only the server needs the jar.
Fabric API is required. Polymer is optional: when it is installed, the mod can host a resource pack and automatically serve the smoked rotten flesh texture to players. The mod is released under a custom license and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public. Files exist for 1.21.4 and 1.21.7, with 1.1.0 for 1.21.7 as the latest, published on 2025-07-07.
Key features
Rotten flesh to leather
Four rotten flesh items can be crafted into smoked rotten flesh, which a campfire then cooks into leather.
Leatherworker trade
Leatherworker villagers offer smoked rotten flesh for emeralds, adding a trade route alongside crafting.
Rabbit hide texture
The smoked rotten flesh item uses the default rabbit hide texture, and Polymer can serve it through an automatic resource pack host.
French translation
The mod includes French language support for its item names and messages.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who want an alternative source of leather from rotten flesh, with the option of a custom texture through Polymer.
How it compares
Rotten Leather + is server-required with client optional, uses All rights reserved and is published for 1.21.8 – 1.21.10, so its versions do not overlap with Zombie Leather. Undead Leather runs on client and server, is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, so it needs both sides installed. Better Rotten is client and server, open source under the Apache License 2.0 and built for 1.21.11 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Leather | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.7 | Server-side only | 2025-07-07 |
| Rotten Leather + | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-03 |
| Undead Leather | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-06-29 |
| Better Rotten | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-04 |
Questions
Does Zombie Leather need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod installed?
What does Polymer add to Zombie Leather?
In the catalog
Zombie Leather is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.
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What the author says
A super simple server-side mod for Fabric that adds the ability to turn rotten flesh into leather. To craft smoked rotten flesh into leather, put four in the crafting table (the shape doesn't matter).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zombie-leather
- Owner
- panda-hackerman
- Published
- 2025-07-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15