Nearby Crafting Reforged
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Forge 1.20.1 fork of Nearby Crafting with extra features. Allows crafting and cooking to access nearby chests or other containers, because that's how it…
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

Nearby Crafting Reforged is a fork of Fabric version of Nearby Crafting which enables crafting and cooking (with FD installed) from nearby container blocks, such as barrels and chests.
A massive timesaver, and absolute essential for your survival world or server modpacks.

Important notice
The original mod works flawlessly through Sinytra Connector on Forge 1.20.1. I am publishing this fork specifically for people like me who do not want to rely on Sinytra Connector and in turn reduce the mod bloat. Fabric version requires Recipe Book Access API also created by Jomlom. This version has the API included so the mod works standalone.
Features
Crafting and cooking from nearby containers
This works for crafting tables, crafting within the player's inventory or cooking (with FD installed)
Completley Customisable
Nearby crafting or cooking supports customising the reach radius, or toggling the reach functionality altogether.
This can be done seperatley for different scenarios (i.e. Crafting Tables and Player Inventory Crafting)
By default, the reach functionality is enabled and the radius is 8 blocks for all scenarios.
These can be changed using modmenu, or commands.
If you are playing on a server, you must use commands to change the config, the modmenu config page will only affect the clients settings for singleplayer.
Commands Guide
Use the /nearbycrafting command to customize server-wide behavior for Nearby Crafting. You must be a server operator to change the server's Nearby Crafting configuration.
The command follows a simple, modular format:
/nearbycrafting <target> <action> [value]
Command Structure
<target>
This defines which crafting scenario you're configuring:
craftingtable– Affects vanilla crafting tables.playerinventorycrafting– Affects the player's inventory crafting (2x2 crafting grid).
<action>
Defines the type of action you want to perform:
enable– Turns the functionality ON.disable– Turns the functionality OFF.setReach <number>– Sets the radius (in blocks) from which inventories are accessible.getReach– Displays the current reach radius.
Examples
Enable crafting table inventory access:
/nearbycrafting craftingtable enable
Disable player inventory crafting access:
/nearbycrafting playerinventorycrafting disable
Set reach radius to 10 blocks for crafting tables:
/nearbycrafting craftingtable setReach 10
Check current reach radius for player inventory crafting:
/nearbycrafting playerinventorycrafting getReach
Note: These commands require operator permissions on the server.
To Do:
- add a command to configure cooking pot interaction
- (possibly?) add compatibility with mods that remove player's recipe cache such as SaveMyRecipeBook
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 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 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 nearbycraftingreforged-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 119 KB
- Download link checked 24 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.