Tinker's Search is an addon for Tinkers' Construct that adds fluid search, alloy query, and quick interaction features to the Smeltery GUI.
You may download the Lite version in the Additional Files section if you don't need Pinyin search, all the other functions are the same, the Lite version will save you about 300KB of storage
Tinker's Search supports all versions of Tinkers' Construct (including 1.18.2 / 1.19.2 / 1.20.1).
tong or t matches "铜")locked and cannot be movedA to add fluids to JEI bookmarks (only for 1.18.2; 1.19.2 and 1.20.1 not yet supported)| Action | Function |
|---|---|
| Click left Tab button | Open/close the search panel |
| Click top Tab | Switch between Smeltery / Materials / Alloy |
| Search box input | Filter by name or pinyin (full pinyin, initials) |
| Left click card icon | View JEI recipe (requires JEI) |
| Right click card icon | View JEI uses (requires JEI) |
| Left click card body | Move fluid to bottom of Smeltery (blocked when locked) |
| Right click card body | Open fluid detail window |
| Click star icon | Toggle favorite |
Press A (hovering icon) |
Add to JEI bookmarks (requires JEI) |
| Detail screen scroll / page / search | Browse more parts and casting recipes |
| Mod | Required | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tinkers' Construct | ✅ Required | Core dependency |
| Mantle | ✅ Required | Tinkers' Construct dependency |
| JEI (Just Enough Items) | ❌ Optional | Provides recipe lookup and bookmarks |
💡 The mod works fine without JEI for search, pinyin, detail screen, and fluid movement. Only JEI-related interactions are disabled.
Two builds are available. They are functionally identical except for whether pinyin support is bundled:
| Build | File Suffix | Pinyin Search | File Size | Recommended For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | (none) | ✅ | ~520 KB | Default choice, works out of the box |
| Lite | -lite |
❌ | ~215 KB | Users who don't want the extra pinyin size and prefer literal text matching |
💡 The Lite build only omits pinyin search. Every other feature (Tab switching, alloy query, all materials, detail screen, favorites, JEI integration, bookmarks, etc.) is fully included.
💡 The Full build bundles pinyin4j via Jar-in-Jar — no separate installation needed. The Lite build does not include pinyin4j, resulting in a smaller file size.
git clone https://github.com/leipishu/TinkersSearch.git
cd TinkersSearch
# Build Full (with pinyin4j)
./gradlew build
# Build Lite (without pinyin4j)
./gradlew build -PincludePinyin4j=falseBuild artifacts are located in build/libs/.
This project is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.
See LICENSE.txt for details.
⚠️ Note: Tinker's Search and Tinkers' Construct are two separate mods. Please do not confuse them.
Made with ❤️ by Leipishu
