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Thoughtful RecipesMinecraft data pack for 1.21.8

Not just your avarage recipe tweaks datapack.

server onlynewest supported 1.21.8UtilityGame MechanicsOptimizationManagement
Latest version
1.4+mod
Minecraft
1.20 to 1.21.8
Works with
NeoForge, Quilt, Forge, Fabric
Licence
MIT
Downloads
1.4k
Updated
13 mo ago
Available on
Modrinth
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Host Thoughtful Recipes servers

Deploy a server with Thoughtful Recipes already added to the world, on hardware built for it.

  • 1.21.8
  • Data pack
  • NeoForge
  • Quilt
  • Forge
  • One click install
  • Version matched
  • Automatic backups
  • NVMe SSD
Deploy a serverFrom €0.90 per GB

Screenshots

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Minecraft versions

Every version Thoughtful Recipes declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.

Other data packs
MinecraftThroughJavaEvidenceReleased
1.21.8Data pack, NeoForge, Quilt, Forge, Fabric21+declared17 Jul 2025
1.21.7Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared30 Jun 2025
1.21.6Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared17 Jun 2025
1.21.6-pre1Data pack, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Fabric21+declared28 May 2025
1.21.5Data pack, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Fabric21+declared25 Mar 2025
1.21.4Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared3 Dec 2024
1.21.3Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared23 Oct 2024
1.21.2Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared22 Oct 2024
1.21.1Forge, Data pack, Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt21+declared8 Aug 2024
1.21Data pack, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Fabric21+declared13 Jun 2024
1.20.6Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared29 Apr 2024
1.20.5Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack21+declared23 Apr 2024
1.20.4Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack17+declared7 Dec 2023
1.20.3Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack17+declared4 Dec 2023
1.20.2Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack17+declared20 Sept 2023
1.20.1Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack17+declared12 Jun 2023
1.20Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Forge, Data pack17+declared2 Jun 2023

Download

From Thoughtful Recipes’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.

1.4+modrelease14 Aug 2025

thoughtful-recipes-1.4.jar · 1.7 MB · for 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +11 more

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Older versions9
  • 1.414 Aug 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +11 more1.0 MB81 downloads581079ef79e7…Get
  • 1.3+mod30 May 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +9 more1.7 MB280 downloads85d7a7348acd…Get
  • 1.330 May 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +9 more1.0 MB65 downloadsaa8051b02825…Get
  • 1.2+mod30 Apr 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +8 more1.6 MB179 downloadsf91e2a74c79c…Get
  • 1.230 Apr 20251.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4 +8 more0.9 MB70 downloads8acbf9181f01…Get
  • 1.1+mod25 Apr 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.50.9 MB69 downloads0cf8799c84c7…Get
  • 1.125 Apr 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.50.9 MB54 downloads8d547a10547b…Get
  • 1.0+mod23 Apr 20251.21.50.7 MB45 downloads0b13fd71f41d…Get
  • 1.020 Apr 20251.21.50.7 MB41 downloadsf8e6c517ce9e…Get

Frequently asked

Does Thoughtful Recipes work on Minecraft 1.21.8?

Yes. 1.21.8 is the newest Minecraft version Thoughtful Recipes declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.

Which Minecraft versions does Thoughtful Recipes support?

Everything the author has declared, from 1.20 up to 1.21.8. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.

Do I need to install Thoughtful Recipes on the client or the server?

The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.

What licence is Thoughtful Recipes under?

MIT, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.

How do I install Thoughtful Recipes?

Data packs install per world: put the downloaded file in that world's datapacks folder and run /reload, or add it when creating the world. No loader is involved. On a server, the world folder lives next to the server jar.

Where do I download Thoughtful Recipes safely?

Start with the author's page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference does not host or repackage files. The download link goes to the source recorded for that release; verify the publisher, filename and checksum before running it.

Works on the same versions

Ordered by how much of the recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.

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Last checked 2 mo ago against Modrinth. We do not host files and we do not republish descriptions; every download link points at the author’s own release.

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