Crafting
Crafting is the process of constructing tools, items, and blocks in Minecraft that can be performed via the inventory, a crafting table, or automatically using a crafter. Players can craft by moving items from their inventory to the crafting grid, arranging them to align with a specific recipe. A 2×2 and 3x3 crafting grid can be accessed from the player's inventory and by using a crafting table, respectively. Recipes fitting the 2×2 grid can also be crafted in the crafting table's 3x3 grid, which is also necessary to craft more complex items.
Crafting system[edit | edit source]
Manual crafting[edit | edit source]
Players in Creative[Bedrock Edition only], Survival, Adventure, or Spectator[Java Edition only] have access to the 2×2 crafting grid from their inventory screen. Small crafting recipes that are at most 2×2 can be made there, including wooden planks, sticks, crafting tables, torches, and some shapeless recipes.
To craft items using a bigger grid, a crafting table must be created, placed, and used. This brings up an interface with a larger 3×3 crafting grid in which the player can use to craft any crafting recipe in the game. There is also a recipe book button in the inventory where the player can access all the crafting recipes that are available.
Some recipes don't require their ingredients to be arranged in a specific way on the crafting grid. These are commonly known as "shapeless" recipes. For example, players may craft a fermented spider eye by placing its ingredients anywhere within the grid.
Most recipes must have their ingredients placed in the correct relative positions on the crafting grid. These are commonly known as "shaped" recipes. Ingredients in shaped recipes can be moved up, down, left, or right. They can also be flipped side-ways. For example, a 3×1 recipe, such as bread, can be made using the top, middle, or bottom row of the 3×3 grid, and a bow may be made with the strings placed on the left instead of on the right.
There are recipes that may not be moved or mirrored in this way. These are commonly known as "fixed" recipes. For example, dyes in banner recipes - only available in Bedrock Edition - must be specifically placed to achieve the desired pattern. Fixed recipes can be added by data packs, add-ons, or mods.
Unlike other in-game actions such as smelting, brewing, and enchanting, crafting is completely silent.
Automated crafting[edit | edit source]
Crafting can be automated using the crafter.
The simplest way to do this is for the player to add the items for the crafting into the crafter manually, however this process can itself be automated using hoppers. In order to control which slots the hopper puts the item into it is possible to disable certain slots to prevent the input of items. When items are put into a crafter automatically they fill every enabled slot equally from left to right and top to bottom, in that order. If all slots are disabled, then hoppers connected to it cannot put items in it.
The crafter can craft anything that a normal crafting table can craft.
Automated crafting is useful in both storage systems and automated farms, as it provides a way to automatically craft items and blocks that once required manual input.
Recipe book[edit | edit source]
The recipe book is a mechanic that serves as a catalog of recipes and as a crafting guide. It shows every crafting recipe that the player has had materials for.
Crafting recipes are organized in several different categories. The categories differ between Java and Bedrock.
In Bedrock Edition, categories consist of craftable items from each Creative inventory tab.
In Java Edition, the categories are as follows:
- The first tab contains every unlocked recipe.
- The second tab contains utility items, tools, weapons, and armor.
- The third tab contains building materials.
- The fourth tab contains food and miscellaneous items.
- The fifth tab contains redstone materials.
Recipe system[edit | edit source]
Recipes, including crafting recipes, can be configured by data packs in Java Edition or add-ons in Bedrock Edition.
Complete recipe list[edit | edit source]
To save space, some recipes are animated (requires JavaScript). On this wiki, shapeless recipes are marked with a pair of intertwined arrows on the crafting table graphic, while fixed crafting recipes are marked by an exclamation point. These symbols do not appear in the game.
Shaped recipes | Shapeless recipes | Fixed recipes |
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Building blocks
Decoration blocks
Redstone
Transportation
Foodstuffs
Tools
Utilities
Combat
Brewing
Materials
Miscellaneous
Removed recipes[edit | edit source]
Some items could be crafted previously, but cannot be crafted in the current version of Minecraft.
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Chainmail Helmet or Chainmail Chestplate or Chainmail Leggings or Chainmail Boots |
Fire | Version added: JE: Indev 20100212-1 Version removed: JE: 14w25a | |
Netherite Axe or Netherite Hoe or Netherite Pickaxe or Netherite Shovel or Netherite Sword or Netherite Helmet or Netherite Chestplate or Netherite Leggings or Netherite Boots |
Diamond Axe or Diamond Hoe or Diamond Pickaxe or Diamond Shovel or Diamond Sword or Diamond Helmet or Diamond Chestplate or Diamond Leggings or Diamond Boots + Netherite Ingot |
Version added: JE: 20w06a BE: beta 1.16.0.51 Version removed: JE: 20w10a BE: beta 1.16.0.57 | |
Arrow | Apple | Version added: JE: 20100128 Version removed: JE: 20100129 | |
Enchanted Golden Apple | Block of Gold + Apple |
Version added: JE: 12w21a BE: 0.12.1 alpha build 4 Version removed: JE: 15w44a BE: 1.2.13 | |
Iron Horse Armor or Golden Horse Armor or Diamond Horse Armor |
Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond + Any Wool |
Version added: JE: 13w16a Version removed: JE: 13w18a | |
Horse Saddle | Leather + Iron Ingot |
Version added: JE: 13w16a Version removed: JE: 13w18a Description: The horse saddle itself is removed from game. Its 'successor', the saddle, is not craftable. | |
Nether Reactor Core | Iron Ingot + Diamond |
Version added: BE: 0.5.0 alpha Version removed: BE: 0.12.1 alpha build 1 Description: The nether reactor is no longer crafted but can still exist in the latest version. | |
Copper Horn | Copper Ingot + Goat Horn |
Version added: BE: Bedrock Edition beta 1.18.30.26 Version removed: BE: Bedrock Edition beta 1.19.0.24 | |
Cocoa Beans | Ink Sac + Rose Red or Orange Dye + Dandelion Yellow |
Version added: BE: 0.8.0 alpha build 2 Version removed: BE: 0.16.0 alpha build 1 | |
Stonecutter | Cobblestone | Version added: BE: 0.6.0 alpha Version removed: BE: 0.13.0 alpha build 1 | |
Smooth Stone Slab | Any Stone | Version added: BE: ? Version removed: BE: ? | |
Stone Bricks | Any Stone | Version added: BE: ? Version removed: BE: 1.9 Description: In older versions, stone bricks could be crafted using cobblestone, andesite, granite, diorite, and their polished variants. However, in 1.9, stone bricks were changed to be crafted with stone only. | |
Redstone Repeater | Redstone Torch + Redstone Dust + Any Stone |
Version added: BE: ? Version removed: BE: ? Description: In older versions, redstone repeaters could be crafted using cobblestone, andesite, granite, diorite, and their polished variants. However, the recipes then changed to use only stone. | |
Redstone Comparator | Redstone Torch + Nether Quartz + Any Stone |
Version added: BE: ? Version removed: BE: ? Description: In older versions, redstone comparators could be crafted using stone, andesite, granite, diorite, and their polished variants. However, the recipes then changed to use only stone. | |
String | Cobweb | Version added: BE: alpha 1.1.0.0 Version Removed: BE: beta 1.20.10.20 |
Changed recipes[edit | edit source]
Some items had different crafting recipes and have since been updated in later versions of Minecraft.
Java Edition[edit | edit source]
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond |
Version changed: 0.31 20100130
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Iron Ingot + Stick + Feather |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Flint + Stick + Feather |
Version changed: Alpha v1.0.14
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Cobblestone |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Cobblestone |
Version changed: Beta 1.3
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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String |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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String |
Version changed: Beta 1.6.6
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Glowstone Dust |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Glowstone Dust | Was trimmed down to 4 Glowstone Dust in Beta 1.6.6. |
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Brown Mushroom or Red Mushroom + Bowl |
Shaped recipe. |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Brown Mushroom + Red Mushroom + Bowl |
Shapeless recipe. |
Version changed: Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Iron Ingot + Flint |
Shaped recipe. |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Iron Ingot + Flint |
Recipe became shapeless in 13w36a. |
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Wheat |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Wheat | Was trimmed down to 3 wheat in Indev 20100223. |
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Light Gray Wool | Note: Wool was called Cloth, and Leather Armor was called Cloth Armor at that time. |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Leather |
Version changed: Alpha v1.0.8
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Planks + Light Gray Wool |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Stick + Light Gray Wool |
Version changed: Infdev 20100227-1
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Block of Gold + Apple |
Changed recipe 1:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Gold Nugget + Apple |
Changed recipe 2:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Gold Ingot + Apple |
Version changed 1: 1.1
Version changed 2: 13w23a
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Snowball |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Snowball |
Version changed: Alpha v1.0.6
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Paper | Shaped recipe. |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Paper + Leather |
Shapeless recipe. |
Version changed: 12w17a
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Stick |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Planks + Stick |
Version changed: 14w32b
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Planks or Stone |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Planks or Stone |
Version changed: Beta 1.3
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Stone |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Stone |
Version changed: 12w34b
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Fence or Spruce Fence or Acacia Fence or Dark Oak Fence or Birch Fence or Jungle Fence + Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Acacia Planks + Dark Oak Planks |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Slab or Spruce Slab or Acacia Slab or Dark Oak Slab or Birch Slab or Jungle Slab |
Version changed: 19w45a
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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String + Stick |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Feather + Copper Ingot + Stick |
Version changed: 1.19.4-pre1
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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White Carpet + Matching Colored Dye |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Any Carpet + Matching Dye |
Version changed: 1.20-pre1
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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String + Rabbit Hide |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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String + Leather |
Version changed: 24w33a
Bedrock Edition[edit | edit source]
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Honeycomb |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Honeycomb | Was changed to match Java Edition. |
Version changed: Beta 1.14.0.2
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Cherry Planks + Wooden Shovel |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Birch Planks or Jungle Planks or Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Mangrove Planks or Cherry Planks |
Was changed to match Java Edition. |
Version changed: Beta/Preview 1.20.10.20
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Stick + Oak Slab or Spruce Slab or Acacia Slab or Dark Oak Slab or Birch Slab or Jungle Slab |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Oak Planks or Spruce Planks or Acacia Planks or Dark Oak Planks or Birch Planks + Oak Slab or Spruce Slab or Acacia Slab or Dark Oak Slab or Birch Slab or Jungle Slab |
Was changed to match Java Edition. |
Version changed: Beta/Preview 1.20.10.20
Original recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Bamboo Planks + Wooden Shovel |
Changed recipe:
Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Bamboo Planks | Was changed to match Java Edition. |
Version changed: Beta/Preview 1.20.10.21
Video[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Java Edition Indev | |||||||
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0.31 | 20100128 | Crafting is implemented. | |||||
Accessed by pressing B. | |||||||
The only recipe was turning an apple into an arrow. | |||||||
20100129 | Removed apple to arrow recipe and replaced it with new recipes. | ||||||
Early recipes include sticks, pickaxes, torches, swords, axes, and diamond, gold and iron blocks. | |||||||
20100130 | Indev was updated again with many other recipes. As new blocks and items were implemented into the game, new crafting recipes were made accordingly. | ||||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||||
1.2 | Added shapeless recipes. | ||||||
1.6 | Test Build 3 | While crafting, Shift + clicking the crafting output makes the maximum amount possible of that item and moves it straight to the inventory. | |||||
1.6.5 | Shift + clicking the crafting output performs a single crafting action, instead of the maximum possible amount. | ||||||
1.8 | Pre-release 2 ;) | Shift + clicking now crafts the maximum amount possible again, reverting to the Beta 1.6 behavior. | |||||
Java Edition | |||||||
1.8 | 14w30a | Added fixed recipes. | |||||
1.12 | 17w13a | The crafting GUI now includes a recipe tab, allowing players to know how to craft previously-crafted items, automatically fill in the recipe and filter out the recipes to what they can make from their inventory. This can be used in a crafting table and without, but the inventory crafting shows only 2×2 crafted items. | |||||
Recipes can be unlocked using a knowledge book without having to craft the item. | |||||||
Added the game rule doLimitedCrafting . | |||||||
1.13 | 17w48a | Custom recipes are now loaded from data packs in data/(namespace)/recipes/(name).json. | |||||
Turning off the vanilla data pack also removes all recipes. | |||||||
17w49a | Recipes can now refer to a tag instead of an item. | ||||||
1.15 | 19w34a | While in a crafting table, Shift+clicking an item or a stack in the inventory now transfers it directly to the 3×3 crafting grid. | |||||
1.20.3 Experiment | 23w42a | Added the crafter, making automated crafting possible. | |||||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
April 17, 2012 | Daniel Kaplan released preview images of the Minecraft Advanced Touch Technology Interface System (MATTIS) crafting system in creative mode. | ||||||
v0.3.0 | The MATTIS crafting system was implemented. | ||||||
v0.6.0 | Added the stonecutter. This was used to make stone-related blocks. | ||||||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | Updated MATTIS crafting system and improved the layout of the crafting screen by organizing blocks and items into categories. | |||||
The new MATTIS crafting screen shows only craftable recipes. | |||||||
In the new MATTIS, Crafting descriptions are no longer displayed. | |||||||
v0.13.0 | build 1 | Removed the crafting functionality of stonecutter. All recipes requiring it are available through the crafting table and inventory. | |||||
v0.14.0 | build 1 | Added the ability to access the crafting system in creative mode. | |||||
Pocket Edition | |||||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added classic crafting system to mobile device, available in advanced video settings. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||||
1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Replaced the MATTIS crafting system with the classic crafting system + recipe book. | |||||
1.19.40 | Preview 1.19.40.22 | Recipes can now refer to a tag instead of an item. | |||||
1.20.50 Experiment | Preview 1.20.50.21 | Added the crafter, making automated crafting possible. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | A simplified crafting system for the Xbox 360 was implemented with the first version release. |
TU25 | CU14 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | Added classic crafting system. | ||
TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | Added banner crafting system. | |
TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Updated fireworks crafting system. | |
TU54 | CU44 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | Patch 24 | 1.0.4 | Updated dye crafting system. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
0.1.0 | Added crafting system with a block selection menu, identical to that of Legacy Console. |
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Development images[edit | edit source]
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An early mockup of crafting by Notch.
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First mockup of MATTIS.
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Ditto, with removed watermark.
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Second mockup of MATTIS.
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First image of MATTIS during development.
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Second image of MATTIS during development.
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Development screenshot of new crafting interface.
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Pocket Edition crafting interface in inventory.
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Pocket Edition crafting interface in crafting table.
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See also[edit | edit source]
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