DatapacksJava
Dyeable Tools
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
This pack will not receive any updates in the future.
It uses features that only very briefly existed in the game to be able to work without a resource pack, and I do not currently have plans to overhaul it.
This data pack can make your tools dyeable, without requiring a mod or resource pack installed on the client!
In order to make a tool dyeable, combine it with a Phantom Membrane and a piece of dye in a smithing table. After that, you are able to redye it with any combination of dye you want in a crafting table!
There are some known issues with no known solution as of now, due to the way this data pack actually functions:
- Dyed shovels, axes, and hoes no longer have their secondary right click functions.
- Dyed diamond tools cannot be upgraded to Netherite.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.2, 1.21.3
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as Dyeable Tools v1.1.zip
- Download size: 397 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.