Better Iron Recycling
ModRecycle iron items into iron blocks, ingots and nuggets.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Many modpacks removed it−6 points
- Releases in only 6 of the last 24 months−1 point
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
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Maintenance
1 point lost26 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3 weeks ago (5 Oct 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 6 of the last 24 months 5 / 6Stability
6 points lost16 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.4 of the 15 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (27%) See the 4 modpacks4 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · not-blue/better-iron-recycling 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · not-blue/better-iron-recycling 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.24,652 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.2.4 years, 32 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
62.5 of the 71 points that apply = 88 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Iron Recycling is a data pack that lets you recover iron from more items by smelting them in a furnace or blast furnace. Examples that yield ingots include chain-mail armor, iron doors, iron trapdoors, and iron horse armor, while chains, iron bars, tools, shields, compasses, and rails yield nuggets. The general rule is that items requiring at least four ingots to craft return one ingot when smelted, while other recyclable items return a nugget; compasses and doors are exceptions, yielding nuggets and ingots respectively. A stonecutter also converts blast furnaces, stonecutters, pistons, sticky pistons, crafters, and lodestones into iron nuggets.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 3 advancements.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 2 of vanilla Minecraft's recipes and 2 advancements.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- notblue
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 25K
- Created
- 15 May 2024
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
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- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. All 3 are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 3 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
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No sign of AI in the game
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- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found16 of 20 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with itModpacks that include Better Iron Recycling in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Medieval Adventure Pack5.4K downloadslast version with it 21 Apr 2025
Proxi's Vanilla Ultimate5K downloadslast version with it 16 Mar 2025
Trials & Tournaments Modpack1.9K downloadslast version with it 18 Aug 2024
Out Wild - Horizons1.7K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2024
Not-So-Vanilla1.7K downloadslast version with it 1 Dec 2024
Sethboiardee Edition Modpack1.6K downloadslast version with it 15 Sep 2025
GK1H Cookies & Cream1.5K downloadslast version with it 15 Sep 2026
Lively Craft1.4K downloadslast version with it 15 Dec 2025
DuckCraft575 downloadslast version with it 2 Oct 2024
Spells & Adventure488 downloadslast version with it 27 Apr 2025Often in the same modpacks
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The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.