Packdev Toolkit

⭐ — (9 endorsements) 📥 593 downloads 📌 v1.3.4-1.21.1-neoforge 📅 7/10/2026
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By evanbones · fabric

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 8/19/2026 📅 Created: 7/10/2026
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Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #842 of 894 fabric mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

✅ (https://modrinth.com/mod/yacl).
✅ (https://modrinth.com/mod/emi) (optional).
✅ - When present, exporting and translation-key-copying work on any hovered item/recipe in EMI.
✅ (https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api) (Fabric).

# Packdev Toolkit <a href='https://fabricmc.net'><img alt="fabric" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/supported/fabric_vector.svg"></a> <a href='https://neoforged.net/'><img alt="neoforge" height="56" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@intergrav/devins-badges@3/assets/cozy/supported/neoforge_vector.svg"></a> A collection of developer tools for building modpacks and datapacks. Pull textures/models out of resource packs, dump lang entries, search datapacks, and copy item IDs: all without leaving the game! ## Requirements - (https://modrinth.com/mod/yacl). - (https://modrinth.com/mod/emi) (optional). - When present, exporting and translation-key-copying work on any hovered item/recipe in EMI. - (https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api) (Fabric). ## Features ### Export hovered asset/recipe (`O`) Press the export key (default: **`O`**) to pull whatever you're looking at into a checklist screen, where you pick which files to copy into your export folder: !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1.21.1/images/extraction_screen.png) - **Looking at a block**: grabs every texture used by its current block model (including block entities like chests). - **Looking at an entity**: grabs its texture. - **Holding an item**: grabs the item's texture(s). - **Hovering an item in EMI**: same as holding it. - **Hovering a recipe in EMI's recipe viewer**: saves the recipe straight to a datapack JSON file (singleplayer only). !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1.21.1/images/recipe_extraction.png) Hold **Shift** while pressing the export key to instead grab the raw JSON definitions (blockstate + block model, or item model) instead of the PNG textures. !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1.21.1/images/blockstate_extraction.png) Selected files are copied into your configured export directory (see (#configuration)) and the containing folder is opened for you automatically. ### Copy translation key (`J`) Press the copy key (default: **`J`**) while looking at a block/entity, holding an item, or hovering an item in EMI to copy its lang entry to your clipboard: ```json "item.minecraft.diamond": "Diamond" ``` Handy for quickly building `en_us.json` entries for modpack renames. ### Item Descriptions exports (`Z`) With (https://modrinth.com/mod/item-descriptions) loaded, you can grab descriptions directly in their expected format. Press the export description key (default: **`Z`**) while looking at a block/entity, holding an item, or hovering an item/tag in EMI to automatically append its description lang key to your resource pack's `en_us.json` file. This automatically merges with your existing `en_us.json` if it exists, without overwriting other entries. ### Browse vanilla/mod resource (`/packdev browse`) This will open up a screen where you can select files from loaded mods to export to your configured `data` and `assets` directories. !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1.21.1/images/file_browser.png) ### Dump item IDs and registries (`/export`) Grabs item IDs, registries, or tag entries and saves them. Click the chat message to copy to your clipboard or open the exported JSON file in your `queries` folder. | Command | Dumps / Exports | |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | `/export hand` | The item in your main hand (as copyable chat array) | | `/export hotbar` | All 9 hotbar slots + offhand (as copyable chat array) | | `/export inventory` | Your entire inventory (as copyable chat array) | | `/export biomes` | All registered biomes (as a JSON file in your queries folder) | | `/export structures` | All registered structures (as a JSON file) | | `/export configured_features` | All registered configured features (as a JSON file) | | `/export placed_features` | All registered placed features (as a JSON file) | | `/export registry <registry_id>` | All entries in any registry (as a JSON file) | | `/export tag <registry_id> <tag_id>` | All entries inside a specific tag (as a JSON file) | | `/export tags_of <registry> <entry>` | All tags that a specific entry belongs to (as a JSON file) | ### Search datapacks for item/block usage (`/query`) Requires OP. Scans every loaded datapack for references to a given item or block and writes the matching file IDs to a JSON file in your export folder (`queries/` subfolder

# Packdev Toolkit

fabric neoforge

A collection of developer tools for building modpacks and datapacks. Pull textures/models out of resource packs, dump lang entries, search datapacks, and copy item IDs: all without leaving the game!

## Requirements

  • (https://modrinth.com/mod/yacl).
  • (https://modrinth.com/mod/emi) (optional).
  • - When present, exporting and translation-key-copying work on any hovered item/recipe in EMI.
  • (https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api) (Fabric).

## Features

### Export hovered asset/recipe (`O`)

Press the export key (default: `O`) to pull whatever you're looking at into a checklist screen, where you pick which files to copy into your export folder:

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1. 21. 1/images/extraction_screen.png)

  • Looking at a block: grabs every texture used by its current block model (including block entities like chests).
  • Looking at an entity: grabs its texture.
  • Holding an item: grabs the item's texture(s).
  • Hovering an item in EMI: same as holding it.
  • Hovering a recipe in EMI's recipe viewer: saves the recipe straight to a datapack JSON file (singleplayer
  • only).

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1. 21. 1/images/recipe_extraction.png)

Hold Shift while pressing the export key to instead grab the raw JSON definitions (blockstate + block model, or item model) instead of the PNG textures.

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1. 21. 1/images/blockstate_extraction.png)

Selected files are copied into your configured export directory (see (#configuration)) and the containing folder is opened for you automatically.

### Copy translation key (`J`)

Press the copy key (default: `J`) while looking at a block/entity, holding an item, or hovering an item in EMI to copy its lang entry to your clipboard:

```json "item.minecraft.diamond": "Diamond" ```

Handy for quickly building `en_us.json` entries for modpack renames.

### Item Descriptions exports (`Z`)

With (https://modrinth.com/mod/item-descriptions) loaded, you can grab descriptions directly in their expected format.

Press the export description key (default: `Z`) while looking at a block/entity, holding an item, or hovering an item/tag in EMI to automatically append its description lang key to your resource pack's `en_us.json` file.

This automatically merges with your existing `en_us.json` if it exists, without overwriting other entries.

### Browse vanilla/mod resource (`/packdev browse`)

This will open up a screen where you can select files from loaded mods to export to your configured `data` and `assets` directories.

!(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/evanbones/Packdev-Toolkit/refs/heads/1. 21. 1/images/file_browser.png)

### Dump item IDs and registries (`/export`)

Grabs item IDs, registries, or tag entries and saves them. Click the chat message to copy to your clipboard or open the exported JSON file in your `queries` folder.

| Command | Dumps / Exports | |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | `/export hand` | The item in your main hand (as copyable chat array) | | `/export hotbar` | All 9 hotbar slots + offhand (as copyable chat array) | | `/export inventory` | Your entire inventory (as copyable chat array) | | `/export biomes` | All registered biomes (as a JSON file in your queries folder) | | `/export structures` | All registered structures (as a JSON file) | | `/export configured_features` | All registered configured features (as a JSON file) | | `/export placed_features` | All registered placed features (as a JSON file) | | `/export registry ` | All entries in any registry (as a JSON file) | | `/export tag ` | All entries inside a specific tag (as a JSON file) | | `/export tags_of ` | All tags that a specific entry belongs to (as a JSON file) |

### Search datapacks for item/block usage (`/query`)

Requires OP. Scans every loaded datapack for references to a given item or block and writes the matching file IDs to a JSON file in your export folder (`queries/` subfolder

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
evanbones
Version
1.3.4-1.21.1-neoforge
Downloads
593
Endorsements
9
Category
fabric
Created
7/10/2026
Updated
8/19/2026
Game Versions
1.21.1
Tags
management, utility

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Packdev Toolkit support?

The author lists 1.21.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Packdev Toolkit?

Version 1.3.4-1.21.1-neoforge, published 2026-08-19 with 593 downloads recorded at the source.

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