The Create mod added the redstone link, which is super useful for various redstone control systems. But the channel can only be set using items, which are prone to collision and hard to organize in larger systems.
This mod adds a Variable Name Tag (Var Tag), which allows you to set the channel using String (text) names!
It can be crafted with an iron nugget and an iron sheet:
Right-clicking with it opens a UI to set the variable name. Variable names set in the same dimension are displayed in the list below. Click to fill in.
Only tags with the same variable name will "match":
Pointing to the frequency slot on the redstone link will also display the string name:
There is also a creative mode tool (Conversion Wand) that allows you to replace all var tags in the current dimension with vanilla items, so your map still works even after the var tag mod is removed. Right click with the wand to convert. Note: This cannot be undone!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as create_var_tag-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 33 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.