Better Crafts
Better Crafts improves Minecraft survival by adding new recipes and useful quality of life improvements, organized into toggleable recipe groups.
About
Better Crafts is a datapack that adds new crafting recipes while keeping the vanilla Minecraft experience.
The goal is to improve survival gameplay by making some items easier to obtain. All custom recipes are organized into recipe groups that can be enabled or disabled independently, and the limited_crafting gamerule is turned on so players only get the Better Crafts recipes you actually enable.
Features
Custom Recipes
Adds 170+ new crafting recipes for blocks, items and useful resources.
Recipe Groups
Every recipe belongs to a themed group (dyes, stone tools, sculk, armor sets...) that can be toggled all at once.
Vanilla Friendly
Designed to fit naturally into Minecraft progression.
Recipes
Recipes are grouped the same way as the datapack's enable/disable functions. Click a group to open it. This is a display-only preview — use the commands below in-game to actually toggle a group.
Amethyst Family 5 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/amethyst_family
/function better_crafts:disable/amethyst_family
Armor Sets 12 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/armor_sets
/function better_crafts:disable/armor_sets
Arrow Bundle 1 recipe
/function better_crafts:enable/arrow_bundle
/function better_crafts:disable/arrow_bundle
Bonemeal Growth 34 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/bonemeal_growth
/function better_crafts:disable/bonemeal_growth
Bulk Crafting 8 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/bulk
/function better_crafts:disable/bulk
Concrete Powder 17 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/concrete_powder
/function better_crafts:disable/concrete_powder
Copper Golem 4 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/copper_golem
/function better_crafts:disable/copper_golem
Decraftable 17 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/decraftable
/function better_crafts:disable/decraftable
Dirt 13 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/dirt
/function better_crafts:disable/dirt
Dye Crafting 12 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/dye_crafting
/function better_crafts:disable/dye_crafting
End Progression 4 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/end_progression
/function better_crafts:disable/end_progression
Froglights 3 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/froglights
/function better_crafts:disable/froglights
Loot Drops 4 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/loot_drop
/function better_crafts:disable/loot_drop
Miscellaneous 14 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/miscellaneous
/function better_crafts:disable/miscellaneous
Nether Blocks 2 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/nether_blocks
/function better_crafts:disable/nether_blocks
Ore Crafting 19 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/ore_crafting
/function better_crafts:disable/ore_crafting
Pottery Sherds 20 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/pottery_sherds
/function better_crafts:disable/pottery_sherds
Redstone Components 6 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/redstone_components
/function better_crafts:disable/redstone_components
Sand Dye 4 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/sand_dye
/function better_crafts:disable/sand_dye
Sculk Family 4 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/sculk_family
/function better_crafts:disable/sculk_family
Soul Items 3 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/soul_items
/function better_crafts:disable/soul_items
Stone 9 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/stone
/function better_crafts:disable/stone
Stone Tools 8 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/stone_tools
/function better_crafts:disable/stone_tools
Suspicious Blocks 2 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/suspicious
/function better_crafts:disable/suspicious
Utility Blocks 5 recipes
/function better_crafts:enable/utility_blocks
/function better_crafts:disable/utility_blocks
Commands
General
Admin
/function better_crafts:help
Displays every command available in Better Crafts.
/function better_crafts:menu
Allows you to enable and disable groups one by one via a chat message.
/function better_crafts:enable/all
Enables every custom crafting recipe group.
/function better_crafts:disable/all
Disables every custom crafting recipe group.
/function better_crafts:enable/<group>
Enables one specific recipe group (see the group names in the Recipes section above).
/function better_crafts:disable/<group>
Disables one specific recipe group.
Compatibility
| Version | Status |
|---|---|
| 1.16.x - 1.21.10 | ✅ Supported with the Better Crafts - old versions mod |
| 1.21.11 - 26.3 | ✅ Supported |
| 26.4 snapshots | ✅ Supported |
Installation
1. Download the datapack.
2. Place it inside your world's datapacks folder.
3. Run /reload or restart the world.
4. Have fun!
1. Download the mod.
2. Place it inside your mods folder of your instance.
3. Restart your game.
4. Have fun!
FAQ
Does it work on servers?
Yes, Better Crafts works on multiplayer servers.
Does it require a resource pack?
No, the datapack works without any resource pack.