Furnace Distributor - Distribute Items Between Furnaces

🔥 Furnace Distributor

Distribute items, collect outputs, and manage entire furnace setups in just a few clicks.

Tired of opening dozens of furnaces one by one?

Furnace Distributor is a quality-of-life Minecraft mod that makes managing furnace setups faster, smarter, and easier.

Simply select an area to distribute items across multiple furnaces, collect finished outputs, or distribute several inventory stacks in a single operation.

Whether you're running a small smelting station or a massive furnace factory, Furnace Distributor helps you spend less time managing furnaces and more time playing Minecraft.

Supports Fabric and NeoForge, with optional Iron Furnaces integration on NeoForge.

🎬 See It in Action

Here's what you can do with Furnace Distributor:

Distribute Items	Bulk Distribution
Reuse a Saved Area	Collect Finished Items

✨ What's New in 4.0.0

Version 4.0.0 brings a major improvement to item management, along with a more polished and responsive experience.

• Bulk Inventory Distribution — NEW! Select multiple inventory stacks and distribute them in a single operation.
• Redesigned HUD: A cleaner, more compact interface with smoother animations and transitions.
• Improved Distribution Feedback: See how many items were transferred, which furnaces received items, and how many were skipped.
• Contextual Tips: Helpful on-screen instructions make discovering features and controls easier.
• Enhanced Visual Effects: Smoother selection transitions and optimized furnace outlines.
• Performance Optimizations: More efficient rendering and selection previews, especially in larger furnace setups.

⭐ Key Features

• Area-Based Distribution: Distribute items across multiple furnaces without opening each one.
• Bulk Inventory Distribution: Select and distribute multiple inventory stacks at once.
• Instant Item Collection: Collect finished outputs from an entire furnace area.
• Reusable Selections: Save time by reusing previously selected areas.
• Dedicated Collection Areas: Configure separate areas for distribution and collection.
• Smart Item Balancing: Distribute items according to available furnace capacity.
• Automatic Compatibility Checks: Respect furnace types, recipes, fuels, and inventory restrictions.
• Visual Selection System: Easily identify selected furnaces through in-world outlines.
• Contextual HUD: Get real-time selection information, helpful tips, and operation feedback.
• Experience Collection: Receive stored smelting experience when collecting eligible outputs.
• Iron Furnaces Integration: Support for Normal, Factory, and Generator modes on NeoForge.
• Customizable Settings: Adjust controls, gameplay behavior, and visual preferences.
• Multiplayer Support: Server-side validation for safe and consistent operations.
• 12 Languages: Built-in translations for players around the world.

🎮 How to Use

1. Distributing Items

Distribute items across an entire furnace setup in three simple steps:

1. Hold the item you want to distribute.
2. Look at a furnace and press R to select the first corner.
3. Look at another furnace and press R again to complete the selection.

The two selected furnaces define an area.

Furnace Distributor automatically finds compatible furnaces inside that area and distributes your held items according to their available capacity.

The system checks existing items, stack limits, valid recipes, compatible fuels, and furnace types before transferring anything.

Items that cannot be inserted remain in your inventory.

2. Bulk Inventory Distribution — NEW!

Need to distribute several stacks of items? You no longer need to handle them one at a time.

With Bulk Inventory Distribution, you can select multiple inventory stacks, including different item types, and distribute them in a single operation.

1. Select the furnace area you want to use.
2. Press B to open the Bulk Distribution screen.
3. Choose the inventory stacks you want to distribute.
4. Confirm your selection.

The mod automatically validates item compatibility and available furnace space before transferring items.

Perfect for large smelting setups with multiple materials.

3. Reusing a Saved Area

Frequently using the same furnace setup?

There's no need to select the area again every time.

Simply press Sneak + R to reuse your previously selected distribution area.

This shortcut respects your configured Sneak key, even if you've changed it in Minecraft's controls.

4. Collecting Finished Items

Once your furnaces finish processing items, press C to collect their outputs from your saved area.

Finished items are transferred directly into your inventory, and stored processing experience is awarded when appropriate.

Note: Collected items are transferred instantly rather than physically flying toward your character.

5. Creating a Dedicated Collection Area

You can also create a separate area specifically for collecting finished items.

1. Hold your Sneak key and look at a furnace.
2. Press C to select the first corner.
3. Look at another furnace.
4. Press C again to confirm the collection area.

Collection areas use purple outlines, making them easy to distinguish from distribution selections.

This is especially useful for setups where you want different areas for distributing and collecting items.

6. Canceling a Selection

Press X to cancel your current selection.

Selections are also cleared when necessary, such as when disconnecting, dying, or changing dimensions.

⌨️ Default Keybindings

All keybindings can be customized through:

Options → Controls → Key Binds → Furnace Distributor

🔥 Supported Furnaces

Vanilla Furnaces

Furnace Distributor supports all three vanilla furnace types:

• Furnace
• Blast Furnace
• Smoker

Items are automatically validated against the recipes supported by each furnace type.

For example, ores are only distributed to furnaces capable of processing them, while incompatible items are safely skipped.

Iron Furnaces Integration (NeoForge)

Furnace Distributor also provides optional integration with compatible versions of Iron Furnaces on NeoForge.

The integration supports three operating modes:

Normal Mode

Distribute processable items and collect finished outputs from supported Iron Furnaces.

Factory Mode

Factory furnaces can process multiple item stacks simultaneously.

Furnace Distributor supports:

• Multiple input and output slots.
• Capacity-aware distribution across processing slots.
• Correct collection of finished outputs.
• Fair balancing between Factory and regular furnaces.

To maintain balanced distribution, each Factory furnace counts as a single furnace, regardless of its number of processing slots.

Generator Mode

Furnaces equipped with the Generator Augment can receive compatible fuels through Furnace Distributor.

The integration respects Iron Furnaces' fuel validation rules, including compatible fuels introduced by other mods.

It also handles fuels that leave empty containers behind after use.

Iron Furnaces is completely optional. Furnace Distributor works normally without it.

⚖️ Smart Distribution

Furnace Distributor doesn't simply divide items equally. It considers how much space each furnace can actually accept.

For example:

• Furnace A: Space for 32 additional items.
• Furnace B: Space for 64 additional items.

Instead of attempting to insert too many items into Furnace A, the mod can redirect the remaining items to furnaces with available capacity.

This system takes into account:

• Existing inventory contents.
• Maximum stack sizes.
• Available input slots.
• Recipe and item compatibility.
• Furnace type and operating mode.
• Compatible fuels and applicable restrictions.

The same principles apply to supported Iron Furnaces, including Factory Mode.

The result is more efficient distribution while respecting inventory limits.

🛡️ Safe Item Handling

Furnace Distributor includes safeguards designed to make item transfers reliable.

The mod:

• Prevents incompatible items and fuels from being inserted.
• Respects existing inventory contents and item stacks.
• Enforces stack-size and furnace-capacity limits.
• Only removes items from the player when they are successfully transferred.
• Revalidates furnaces before executing operations.
• Accounts for changes to furnace contents, modes, and upgrades.
• Avoids force-loading unloaded chunks.
• Includes protections against item loss and duplication during normal operations.

Any items that cannot be distributed remain with the player.

🖥️ Visual Feedback & HUD

Furnace Distributor features a contextual interface designed to provide useful information without cluttering your screen.

Contextual HUD

The HUD displays information such as:

• Current selection mode.
• Number of selected furnaces.
• Selection progress.
• Contextual instructions and tips.
• Temporary confirmation and operation feedback.

Version 4.0.0 introduces a more compact HUD with smoother animations and transitions.

Furnace Outlines

Selected furnaces are highlighted directly in the world, making it easy to identify which furnaces belong to your selection.

Dedicated collection selections use purple outlines.

Operation Feedback

After distributing or collecting items, the mod provides useful feedback.

Depending on the operation, this can include the number of items transferred, furnaces that received items, skipped furnaces, and other relevant details.

Messages primarily use the HUD and action bar to minimize unnecessary chat spam.

✨ Experience Collection

Collecting finished outputs also awards stored processing experience when appropriate.

• Vanilla Furnaces: Preserve Minecraft's normal recipe and experience behavior.
• Supported Iron Furnaces: Provide stored processing experience when collecting eligible processed outputs.
• Generator Mode: Does not generate processing experience.

Experience is only awarded when the corresponding collection actually occurs.

⚙️ Configuration

Customize Furnace Distributor to match your preferred playstyle.

Available options include keybindings, selection behavior, visual feedback, and gameplay preferences.

Fabric: Access the configuration screen through Mod Menu when installed.

NeoForge: Access the configuration screen directly from the mod list.

Mod Menu is optional.

🌐 Multiplayer Support

Furnace Distributor supports both singleplayer and multiplayer.

Gameplay operations are validated by the server, including checks for:

• Player distance and current state.
• Selection dimensions and furnace count.
• Loaded chunks.
• Furnace accessibility.
• Valid item transfers.

The mod does not force-load unloaded chunks just to complete an operation.

Visual effects, HUD elements, and configuration interfaces remain client-side.

🚀 Performance

Furnace Distributor is designed to handle both small smelting stations and larger furnace setups efficiently.

Optimizations include:

• Efficient selection previews.
• Rendering visibility checks.
• Optimized furnace outlines.
• Configurable selection and operation limits.
• Server-side validation when operations are executed.

These optimizations help minimize unnecessary work while maintaining reliable distribution and collection behavior.

🌍 Supported Languages

Furnace Distributor includes built-in translations for 12 languages:

• 🇺🇸 English
• 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese
• 🇪🇸 Spanish
• 🇫🇷 French
• 🇩🇪 German
• 🇮🇹 Italian
• 🇵🇱 Polish
• 🇷🇺 Russian
• 🇨🇳 Simplified Chinese
• 🇹🇼 Traditional Chinese
• 🇯🇵 Japanese
• 🇰🇷 Korean

📦 Requirements & Compatibility

Furnace Distributor 4.0.0 targets:

• Minecraft: Java Edition 26.2
• Java: 25
• Mod Loaders: Fabric and NeoForge

Fabric

Required:

• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API
• Architectury API

Optional:

• Mod Menu (for the configuration screen)

NeoForge

Required:

• NeoForge
• Architectury API

Optional:

• Compatible Iron Furnaces version

Important: Download the Furnace Distributor file that matches your Minecraft version and mod loader.

Iron Furnaces is not required to use Furnace Distributor.

❤️ Feedback & Suggestions

Furnace Distributor is built to make managing large furnace setups simpler, faster, and more enjoyable.

If you enjoy the mod, consider leaving a comment, reporting bugs, or sharing your ideas for future updates.

Your feedback helps make Furnace Distributor even better!

Less clicking. More smelting. More Minecraft.