Better Recipe Books (+ Smithing Tables, Brewing Stands)
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Adds quality of life changes to the recipe book.
Does not follow a specific thematic focus apart from vanilla Minecraft.
Used for mods with little to no gameplay elements.
Includes gameplay or mechanics related to brewing systems, potions, or the transmutation of matter.
Introduces new tools, which may add enhanced capabilities.
Includes quality of life improvements and small tweaks to enhance and customize gameplay.
Adds client-side tools and features to enhance the user experience.
Forge is a popular mod loader for versions 1.1+ of Minecraft.
Neoforge is a fork of the Minecraft Forge available for versions 1.20.1+ of Minecraft. Many Forge mods are compatible with Neoforge and vice versa.
Fabric is a mod loader for versions 1.14+ of Minecraft, particularly popular for client side and optimization mods.
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Better Recipe Book
Adds brewing, smithing, and QOL changes to the vanilla recipe book!
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Features
Brewing Stand Recipe Book
Smithing Table Recipe Book
Pin Commonly Used Recipes
Pin recipes to the top with a keybind
Instant Craft Toggle
Enable to craft with a single click. Hold shift to craft as many as you can.
View locked recipes
Optionally view recipes you have yet to unlock. Client side!
Un-group Recipes
Great if you like to pin specific recipes!
And More...
- Flip through pages with your mouse wheel
- Keep crafting screen centered when you open the recipe book
- Display furnace recipes so you can actually see them:
Now

Then

- Enable or disable the unlock animation
Oh... and you can also disable the recipe book entirely, if you'd like.
Better Recipe Book
Adds brewing, smithing, and QOL changes to the vanilla recipe book!
Features
Brewing Stand Recipe Book
Smithing Table Recipe Book
Pin Commonly Used Recipes
Pin recipes to the top with a keybind.
Instant Craft Toggle
Enable to craft with a single click. Hold shift to craft as many as you can.
View locked recipes
Optionally view recipes you have yet to unlock. Client side!
Un-group Recipes
Great if you like to pin specific recipes!
And More...
- Flip through pages with your mouse wheel
- Keep crafting screen centered when you open the recipe book
- Display furnace recipes so you can actually see them
| Now | Then |
|---|---|
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- Enable or disable the unlock animation
Oh... and you can also disable the recipe book entirely, if you'd like.
Dependencies
| Fabric | Forge |
|---|---|
| Architectury API | Architectury API |
| Fabric API |
Compatibility
| Version | Support |
|---|---|
| 1.20.4 | ✅ Supported |
| 1.20.3 | ❌ Unsupported |
| 1.20.2 | ⏬ Backports |
| 1.20.1-0 | ⏬ Backports |
| <= 1.19.4 | ❌ Unspported |
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