Make a Dye Out Of It

Changes how Minecraft's dye crafting mechanic works a little bit and adds several new recipes for making dyes.

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About this Mod

About Datapack / Mod

Make a Dye Out Of It (MaDOOI) changes how Minecraft's dye crafting works. It modifies some recipes, making them more universal, deletes the ones that are not necessary and adds a bunch of new ones giving you more ways to craft dyes and glow ink sacs.

Recipes

This datapack / mod modifies, deletes, and adds a lot of recipes. Gives the opportunity to craft dyes in new ways and also to craft glow ink sacs.

Crafting recipe for glow ink sac

Advancements

MaDOOI adds in total 17 advancements you can gain. 16 for crafting each dye color, and 1 hidden challenge you'll need to find by yourself, or read about it in the documentation.

Minecraft advancement called

Future datapack / mod support

I plan on updating this datapack / mod once new full releases of Minecraft comes out.

Compatibility with other mods

If you want some extra compatibility for items or dyes introduced with other mods, let me know on Discord and I will release additional add-ons giving compatibility with desired projects!

Check out my other projects on my profile!

Available Versions

1.4.7 for MC 26.1.xrelease

MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt

May 28, 2026

1.4.7 for MC 26.1.xrelease

MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2datapack

May 28, 2026

1.4.7 for MC 1.21.xrelease

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt

May 28, 2026

1.4.7 for MC 1.21.xrelease

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11datapack

May 28, 2026

1.4.6 for MC 26.1.xrelease

MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt

May 1, 2026

How to Install Make a Dye Out Of It on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Make a Dye Out Of It". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+19 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Make a Dye Out Of It server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Make a Dye Out Of It compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Make a Dye Out Of It officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Make a Dye Out Of It – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Make a Dye Out Of It consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.