This mod is a port of Vampycat237's Cruelty-Free Slimeballs datapack (license).
Finding slimes to loot slimeballs is annoying, but it doesn't have to be this way! Introducing Cruelty-Free Slimeballs, a mod that makes slimeballs craftable.
It adds three recipes to the game, based on carrageenan, pectin, and xanthan gum.
Xanthan gum recipe:
Wheat can be replaced by sugar cane or a bucket of milk.
Carrageenan recipe:
Pectin recipe:
Tested with Fabric API 0.91.0+1.20.1
This mod is provided "as is". It should technically work on all 1.20.X versions of the game. I am not planning to update/backport this mod to a different version of Minecraft. You're free to do so yourself, however.
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as crueltyfreeslimeballs-1.1.1+1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 48 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.