Recipe Buffers Mod (1.16.5) – Optimization for Recipes Packet
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ DownloadIn recent Minecraft versions all recipes are sent to the client on login. This is necessary for datapacks to be able to add recipes. However all recipes are sent in a single packet. If the size of this packet exceeds 2 MiB the connection will be aborted with an error mentioning “badly compressed packets”. Recipe Buffers Mod adds some optimizations to reduce the size of that packet, so more mods can be added before the 2 MiB limit is reached. This mod needs to be installed on both client and server, since it essentially changes the “language” they use to speak to each other when syncing recipes. With this mod the size of the packet is typically around half the size it would be otherwise.
Minecraft Forge implemented a general fix for this issue. This means that RecipeBuffers is not necessary any more to prevent errors on login after that Forge build. It still reduces the amount of data sent at login, but the saved data is probably not worth the added potential for bugs in most cases.
Requires:
Minecraft Forge
Recipe Buffers Mod Download Links
For Minecraft 1.16.5
Forge version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- 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: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as 201706.mcaddon
- Download size: 54 KB
- Download link checked 22 Jul 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.