DatapacksJava
Recipes I Wish Existed
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
This datapack changes recipes to be better, including cheaper cost, more items crafted, and more alternative recipes
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.
Summary
I always remember people being frustrated by minecraft recipes, so I decided to make my on take on it. This datapack modifies recipes to:
- Make some recipes cost a bit less to craft
- Make some recipes give more items
- And make some recipes use alternative materials (like cobblestone and cobbled deepslate)
List of recipes
Recipes- Lever: Can be crafted using cobblestone, cobbled deepslate and blackstone. Crafts 4 instead of 1
- Piston, Dispenser, Dropper: Can be crafted using cobblestone, cobbled deepslate and blackstone. Crafts 3 instead of 1
- Button: All buttons craft 8 instead of 1
- Wood and Stripped Wood: All logs craft 4 instead of 3 wood
- Stairs (Part 1): Can be crafted using only 3 blocks (So far only inlcudes: All wood stairs, All deepslate stairs, Cobblestone stairs, Stone stairs , Stone Brick stairs, All blackstone stairs, Quartz stairs, Smooth Quartz stairs, Brick stairs, Sandstone stairs, Smooth Sandstone stairs)
- Walls (Part 1): Crafts 12 instead of 6 walls (So far only includes: All blackstone walls, all deepslate walls, cobblestone walls, stone brick walls, brick walls, sandstone walls)
- Lanterns: Can be crafted with 4 nuggets instead of 8
- Chains: Can be crafted with 3 nuggets instead of 2 nuggets and 1 ingot
- Sea lantern: Can be crafted with 4 prismarine crystals instead of 5 prismarine crystals and 4 prismarine shards
This datapack will be getting updates with more recipes so stay tuned. Recipes so far: 85
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Downloads as Recipes I wish existed 1_21_4-1_21_8.zip
- Download size: 28 KB
- Download link checked 1 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.