About Better Than Mending
From ModrinthA small quality of life tweak to the Mending enchantment
Better Than Mending
This mod adds exactly one feature: the ability to sneak-right-click a Mending item to repair it with experience you already have.

Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 48 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Better Than Mending on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2.3.0, released 2026-04-12
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21.4 to 26.3 (11 versions) | 26.3 |
| Fabric | 1.21.4 to 26.3 (10 versions) | 26.3 |
| Forge | 1.21.4 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | 1.21.11 |
From 5 recorded builds of Better Than Mending.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3.0 | 2026-04-12 | 26.1.2 to 26.3 (3 versions) | Fabric, NeoForge |
| 2.2.5 | 2025-07-10 | 1.21.7 to 1.21.11 (5 versions) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge |
| 2.2.4 | 2025-06-22 | 1.21.6 | NeoForge |
| 2.2.3 | 2024-12-15 | 1.21.4 to 1.21.5 (2 versions) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge |
| 2.2.2 | 2024-12-04 | 1.21.4 | Fabric, NeoForge |
Run Better Than Mending on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Better Than Mending as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 47 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authorlegobmw99, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree










