FastWorkbench [FABRIC]

FastWorkbench [FABRIC]

A performance upgrade for the crafting table. [Unofficial port]

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About this Mod

About

This is an unofficial port of FastWorkbench to Fabric for Minecraft 1.21+. The original mod was developed by shadows_of_fire for Forge/NeoForge.

This is a mod aimed at improving performance of all crafting-related functions. It fixes the bug introduced in Minecraft 1.12 where shift-click crafting a stack of items could cause momentary freezes. However, it does slightly more than just fixing that issue.

Crafting

FastWorkbench causes all crafting operations to cache the last recipe used. On top of this, it reduces calls to that cached recipe, by only detecting changes when the stored item in the crafting matrix actually changes (vanilla retries every time anything changes, such as stack size). This results in the number of matching operations being reduced to one, instead of anywhere between one and nearly 600.

Recipe Book

In modern versions, the recipes are synced as part of the recipe system. FastWorkbench visually removes the recipe book button by default, but it can be configured back on.

Compatibility and Mod Support

This mod is applied via Mixin to the classes PlayerScreenHandler (for the 2x2 grid) and CraftingScreenHandler (for the 3x3 grid). Any mods utilizing these handlers will receive the full benefits of FastWorkbench.

Any mods not utilizing these handlers should probably be performing these optimizations on their own already - they are fairly trivial to add.

Original mod: FastWorkbench on CurseForge

Available Versions

FastWorkbench [FABRIC] 9.1.3beta
MC 1.21.11fabric
February 24, 2026
FastWorkbench [FABRIC] 9.1.3beta
MC 1.21.10fabric
February 24, 2026
FastWorkbench [FABRIC] 9.1.3beta
MC 1.21.8fabric
February 24, 2026
FastWorkbench [FABRIC] 9.1.3beta
MC 1.21.1fabric
February 24, 2026
FastWorkbench [FABRIC] 9.1.3beta
MC 1.21.4fabric
February 24, 2026

How to Install FastWorkbench [FABRIC] on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the FastWorkbench [FABRIC] file for fabric and Minecraft 1.21.11.

3

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.8 (+2 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does FastWorkbench [FABRIC] need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks FastWorkbench [FABRIC] as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does FastWorkbench [FABRIC] require?

Use a file for fabric and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.8. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

FastWorkbench [FABRIC] is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.

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Recommended RAM
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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.101.21.81.21.41.21.1