How do I install Early Elytras?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Early Elytras work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Early Elytras

Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by TAKE-THE-L · on Modrinth

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Early Elytras

This datapack/mod adds an early game crafting recipe for elytras. Yes I know it's unbalanced but it works and this is what it's meant to do. The crafting layout is

String Stick String
Leather      Leather
Leather      Leather

See gallery for pictures. A video of me crafting an elytra and flying

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as ely-rec-1.0.zip
Download size: 1 KB
Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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