Source-checkedWeapons, items & crafting

Portable Crafting

by sleepingdragoninn · for Minecraft

Use crafting stations (tables, smithing, anvils, stonecutters, etc) directly from your inventory.

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LGPL-3.0-onlyLicense
Fabric · Forge +2Loaders

About Portable Crafting

From Modrinth

Use crafting stations (tables, smithing, anvils, stonecutters, etc) directly from your inventory.

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portable crafting preview
Open crafting screens from your inventory.
Works server-side, with extra polish when installed on the client.
Requires Connector and FFAPI on (neo)forge.


Server Features

  • Open workstation blocks by right-clicking them in the inventory (or using them from the hotbar)
  • Supports crafting, smithing, stonecutting, grinding, looms, cartography tables, and anvils by default
  • Supports all vanilla and most modded non-container workstations via the config (see below)

Mixed-Side Features

  • Opening workstations is seamless, with no ping-dependent "ghost pickup" while the screen is loading
  • Quickly open your crafting table via a hotkey (Default: v)
  • Swap to portable workstations using Inventory Tabs

> tabs preview

Modpack Configuration

You add and change which workstations are portable via config/portable_crafting.toml.
Blocks _must_ open the specified screen handler on use, or this will not work.

[blockItemScreens]
	"minecraft:crafting_table" = "minecraft:crafting"
	"...block_item" = "...screen_handler"

[blockItemTags]
	"c:player_workstations/crafting_tables" = "minecraft:crafting_table"
	"...item_tag" = "...block_item_from_above"

Modded non-container workstations that use vanilla code conventions will work. Others crash, so test as you go.
The config is synchronised to the client when mixed-side to display tabs and apply seam-hiding changes.

Incompatible Blocks

Don't file issues for modded workstations! We can't fix them on our side.
To function as portable workstations, blocks must:

  • Have no state/container, i.e. items cannot be left in them
  • Override getMenuProvider / createScreenHandlerFactory to open their screen
  • Have a screen that doesn't rely on the existence of a block at the position provided at any time
  • Have a screen that can be uniquely identified by a screen handler type

Afterword

All mods are built on the work of many others.

This mod specifically is inspired by a similar feature from Svenhjol's Charm - one of the few implementations of portable crafting grids that didn't introduce new items at the time.

We made this mod for Tinkerer's Quilt - our modpack about ease of play and vanilla content.


Tinkerer's: Quilt - Smithing - Origins - Statures - HUD
Loveletters: Tabs - Atlas - Portable Crafting - Drogstyle
Others: Switchy - Crunchy - Starcaller

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 8 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Portable Crafting 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, Quilt
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
3.0.5+1.21, released 2026-04-06

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.18.2 to 1.21.1 (8 versions)1.21.1
Quilt1.18.2 to 1.21.1 (8 versions)1.21.1
Forge1.19.3 to 1.20.1 (4 versions)1.20.1
NeoForge1.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)1.21.1

From 5 recorded builds of Portable Crafting.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
3.0.5+1.212026-04-061.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt
3.0.4+1.212026-04-061.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt
3.0.3+1.182024-08-241.18.2Fabric, Quilt
3.0.3+1.192024-08-241.19.2Fabric, Quilt
3.0.3+1.202024-08-241.19.3 to 1.20.1 (4 versions)Fabric, Forge, Quilt

Run Portable Crafting 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 catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Weapons, items & crafting

New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Portable Crafting as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricForgeNeoForgeQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.1 and 7 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorsleepingdragoninn, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree

Portable Crafting, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Portable Crafting?

Modrinth lists Portable Crafting as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. Portable Crafting is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LGPL-3.0-only.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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