Just Enough Craft (JEC)
The author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Just Enough Craft
JEC is an item and recipe viewing mod for Minecraft, built from the ground up for stability and performance.
Controls
Inventory:
(Minecraft Options -> Controls)
Show Recipes: Hover over item + R
Show Uses: Hover over item + U
Toggle Item List Overlay: Control + O
Item List:
Show Recipes: Click Item or type R
Show Uses: Right-Click Item or type U
Next/Previous page: Scroll Wheel
Search:
Select Search Bar: Click or Control + F
Clear Search: Right Click
Previous Search: *Up Arrow * Search by Mod Name: Type @ in front of a word (@thaum)
Multiple terms work together (wand @thaum)
Exclude search terms: Type - in front of a word (@thaum -wand)
Search terms that have spaces in them: Type "" around the words ("two words")
Recipe View:
Next/Previous page: Scroll Wheel
Show all Recipes: Click the recipe category's name
Move items into crafting area: Click the [+] button. Shift-Click to move multiple sets of items.
- 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: 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 JEC-Beta 4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 819 KB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.