Minecraft Crafting Recipes

All 2,000 recipes in Minecraft Java 26.3, shown on the game's own crafting table, furnace, smithing table, stonecutter and brewing stand. Start with the essentials below, pick a station, or search any item.

Recipes
2,00042 special recipes (dyeing, map copying…) not counted
Crafting Table
1,242582 without colour variants
Cooking
116
Stonecutter
351
Smithing Table
12
Brewing Stand
279

Essential recipes

Game data

The recipes almost every world needs, in the order you'll want them. Hover or tap a slot to see the item.

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

MetaBot Desktop

Plan your crafts beside the game

Every item, block and recipe from the game files in one window beside the game. Add what you want to craft and the Crafting Planner adds up every raw material you need, saved as a shopping list.

  • Every recipe and drop source
  • Raw materials added up for you
  • Saved shopping lists
The Minecraft Crafting Planner in MetaBot Desktop

Minecraft Java 26.3 has 2,000 recipes: 1,242 for the crafting table (582 without colour variants), 116 for furnaces, smokers and campfires, 351 for the stonecutter, 12 for the smithing table and 279 brewing recipes. Shaped recipes need their exact pattern, though it can sit anywhere in the grid; shapeless ones accept the ingredients in any slot. Each item page draws its recipes on the real GUI and lists everything the item is used to make.

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Minecraft recipes FAQ (Java 26.3)

How many crafting recipes are in Minecraft?

Java 26.3 has 2,000 recipes in total, 1,242 of them for the crafting table.

What should I craft first in Minecraft?

Turn logs into planks, planks into a crafting table and sticks, then make a wooden pickaxe to mine stone for stone tools and a furnace. Torches (coal + stick) and a bed come next.

What is a shapeless recipe?

A shapeless recipe works with its ingredients in any slots of the grid, like dyes or flint and steel. Shaped recipes need the exact pattern, but you can move it around the grid and mirror it.

Is the stonecutter cheaper than the crafting table?

Often, yes: the stonecutter turns one block into one stair (the crafting table needs 6 blocks for 4 stairs) and makes some blocks the table can't. It has 351 recipes.

How do I unlock recipes in the recipe book?

Picking up an ingredient unlocks the recipes that use it, and knowledge books unlock specific ones. Locked recipes still work if you place the ingredients yourself.