JSON Recipe Manager
Minecraft Java mod. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThis mod allows you to load recipes from various JSON files found in the mod's config folder.
It supports the vanilla minecraft json recipe format.
Example Json files (placed in config/JSONRecipes):
_constants.json <-- special file that contains constants that can be used in all recipes
[{
"name": "MIXED",
"ingredient": [
{
"type": "forge:ore_dict",
"ore": "stickWood"
},
{
"item": "minecraft:torch"
}
]
}]
test_1.json <-- single recipe file
{
"type": "forge:ore_shaped",
"group": "json.recipes",
"result": { "item": "minecraft:diamond_ore" },
"pattern": [
"x x",
" x ",
"x x"
],
"key": {
"x": { "type": "forge:ore_dict", "ore": "gemDiamond" }
}
}
test_2.json <-- multiple recipes file
[{
"type": "forge:ore_shaped",
"group": "json.recipes",
"result": { "item": "minecraft:coal_ore" },
"pattern": [
"x x",
" y ",
"x x"
],
"key": {
"x": { "item": "minecraft:coal", "data": 0 },
"y": { "item": "#MIXED" }
}
}, {
"type": "forge:ore_shaped",
"group": "json.recipes",
"result": { "item": "minecraft:iron_ore" },
"pattern": [
"x x",
" y ",
"x x"
],
"key": {
"x": { "type": "forge:ore_dict", "ore": "ingotIron" },
"y": { "item": "#MIXED" }
}
}]
test_3.json <-- shows how to remove an existing recipe and replace it
{
"remove": [
{ "item": "minecraft:wooden_axe" }
],
"add": [
{
"type": "forge:ore_shaped",
"group": "json.recipes",
"result": {
"item": "minecraft:wooden_axe"
},
"pattern": [
"xx ",
"xx ",
" x"
],
"key": {
"x": {
"type": "forge:ore_dict",
"ore": "stickWood"
}
}
}
]
}
test_4.json <-- shows how to replace a recipe during the 'init' event
{
"when": "init",
"remove": [
{ "item": "stevescarts:modulecomponents", "data": 43 }
],
"add": [
{
"type": "forge:ore_shaped",
"group": "json.recipes",
"result": {
"item": "stevescarts:modulecomponents", "data": 43, "count": 12
},
"pattern": [
"xx ",
"xx ",
" "
],
"key": {
"x": {
"type": "forge:ore_dict",
"ore": "stickWood"
}
}
}
]
}
If you feel the need to talk dirty to the developer:
MMD Cat Mods - Discord <-- use this or github issues instead of curse comments
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- 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 CurseForge — 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 json-recipe-manager-1.12.2-1.0.3.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 20 KB
- Download link checked 13 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.