How do I install Butchery: Lite?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Butchery: Lite work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.21.1, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Butchery: Lite

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. File opened and checked on 17 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by jmods · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge3 builds
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.8Newest
Minecraft 1.21.4
Minecraft 1.21.1

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.8 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.4 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Butchery: Lite — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

Butchery: Lite — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

🔪 What is Butchery LITE?

Butchery LITE is a very lightweight version of Butchery. It only contains a handful of mobs that you would usually kill to obtain food. This version has removed a lot of the full mod and only contains basic features such as obtaining carcasses, hanging and bleeding then butchering for vanilla meats.

🥩 Full Butchery Mod

If you found this mod first but want to try the full version of Butchery, you can click the image/link below.

https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/butchery

🐖 LITE Supported Mobs

Chicken
Cod
Cow
Goat
Hoglin
Pig
Rabbit
Salmon
Sheep

🤩 Support Me

Creating this mod is taking me a lot of time and effort, if you'd like to support me and supply me with tasty italian fuel to continue with this mod and my others you can buy me a pizza by clicking the image above!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.8, 1.21.4, 1.21.1
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 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as butchery_lite-1.4-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 7.1 MB
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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