Discerning Furnace
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<!--required for Modrinth centering --> <center> <div style="text-align:center;line-height:250%"> ## Discerning Furnace (https://cf.way2muchnoise.eu/versions/Minecraft_discerning-furnace_all.svg)](https://modrinth.com/mod/discerning-furnace/versions#all-versions) !(https://img.shields.io/badge/environment-any-707070) (https://img.shields.io/badge/loader-Fabric-cdc4ae?logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)](https://fabricmc.net/) <a href="https://quiltmc.org/"><img alt="available for: Quilt Loader" width=73 src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/QuiltMC/art/master/brand/1024png/quilt_available_dark.png"></a> (https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-white)](https://gitlab.com/supersaiyansubtlety/discerning_furnace/-/blob/master/LICENSE) (https://img.shields.io/badge/source_on-GitLab-fc6e26?logo=gitlab)](https://gitlab.com/supersaiyansubtlety/discerning_furnace) (https://img.shields.io/gitlab/issues/open-raw/supersaiyansubtlety/discerning_furnace?label=issues&logo=gitlab)](https://gitlab.com/supersaiyansubtlety/discerning_furnace/-/issues) (https://badges.crowdin.net/discerning-furnace/localized.svg)](https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace) (https://img.shields.io/modrinth/dt/discerning-furnace?logo=modrinth&label=Modrinth&color=00ae5d)](https://modrinth.com/mod/discerning-furnace/versions) (https://img.shields.io/curseforge/dt/428966?logo=curseforge&label=CurseForge&color=f16437)](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace/files) (https://img.shields.io/discord/1006391289006280746?logo=discord&color=5964f3)](https://discord.gg/xABmPngXAH) <a href="https://coindrop.to/supersaiyansubtlety"><img alt="coindrop.to me" width="82" style="border-radius:3px" src="https://coindrop.to/embed-button.png"></a> <a href="https://ko-fi.com/supersaiyansubtlety"><img alt="Buy me a coffee" width="106" src="https://i.ibb.co/4gwRR8L/p.png"></a> </div> </center> --- ### Only allow smeltable items in furnaces. Works client-side, server-side, and in single player. On clients, it prevents the player from inserting unsmeltable items though GUIs. On servers, it prevents hoppers and other blocks from inserting unsmeltable items. Prior to version 1.0.8 there was no client-side functionality, only server-sided block insertions where handled. (https://www.curseforge.com/members/zephaniahnoah/projects) has also created a (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace-forge). This tiny mod (~32 lines of code) prevents un-smeltable items from inserting to the input slot of a furnace. This is useful for sorting items and for preventing clogs in furnace arrays. It affects all vanilla furnaces, and modded furnaces that don't have their own way of limiting inputs should work as well. --- <details> <summary>Translating</summary> (https://badges.crowdin.net/discerning-furnace/localized.svg)](https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace) If you'd like to help translate Discerning Furnace, you can do so on (https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace). </details> --- This mod is only for Fabric (works on Quilt, too!) and I won't be porting it to Forge. The license is MIT, however, ~~so anyone else is free to port it.~~ and (https://www.curseforge.com/members/zephaniahnoah/projects) has (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace-forge)! I'd appreciate links back to this page if you port or otherwise modify this project, but links aren't required.
## Discerning Furnace
[!(https://cf.way2muchnoise.eu/versions/Minecraft_discerning-furnace_all.svg)](https://modrinth.com/mod/discerning-furnace/versions#all-versions)
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[!(https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-white)](https://gitlab.com/supersaiyansubtlety/discerning_furnace/-/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[!(https://badges.crowdin.net/discerning-furnace/localized.svg)](https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace)
[!(https://img.shields.io/modrinth/dt/discerning-furnace?logo=modrinth&label=Modrinth&color=00ae5d)](https://modrinth.com/mod/discerning-furnace/versions)
[!(https://img.shields.io/curseforge/dt/428966?logo=curseforge&label=CurseForge&color=f16437)](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace/files)
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### Only allow smeltable items in furnaces.
Works client-side, server-side, and in single player. On clients, it prevents the player from inserting unsmeltable items though GUIs. On servers, it prevents hoppers and other blocks from inserting unsmeltable items.
Prior to version 1. 0. 8 there was no client-side functionality, only server-sided block insertions where handled.
(https://www.curseforge.com/members/zephaniahnoah/projects) has also created a (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace-forge).
This tiny mod (~32 lines of code) prevents un-smeltable items from inserting to the input slot of a furnace.
This is useful for sorting items and for preventing clogs in furnace arrays.
It affects all vanilla furnaces, and modded furnaces that don't have their own way of limiting inputs should work as well.
[!(https://badges.crowdin.net/discerning-furnace/localized.svg)](https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace) If you'd like to help translate Discerning Furnace, you can do so on (https://crwd.in/discerning-furnace).
This mod is only for Fabric (works on Quilt, too!) and I won't be porting it to Forge. The license is MIT, however, ~~so anyone else is free to port it.~~ and (https://www.curseforge.com/members/zephaniahnoah/projects) has (https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/discerning-furnace-forge)!
I'd appreciate links back to this page if you port or otherwise modify this project, but links aren't required.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- supersaiyansubtlety
- Version
- 1.3.1+MC26.1-26.2.x
- Downloads
- 59,581
- Endorsements
- 69
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 6/9/2021
- Updated
- 8/18/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2
- Tags
- technology, utility
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Which Minecraft Mods versions does Discerning Furnace support?
The author lists 26.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Discerning Furnace?
Version 1.3.1+MC26.1-26.2.x, published 2026-08-18 with 59,581 downloads recorded at the source.
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