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I find myself returning more and more frequently to my magnificent science machine, busying myself with prototyping new tools to aid in our survival. After all, I must do something to keep myself sane in this strange place...

–W

Crafting is an in-game mechanic that allows players to craft or make Items and Structures. This is done by selecting an item or structure to be crafted in one of the 19 Crafting Tabs (including DLCs, and Character-Specific tabs). Provided the player has sufficient materials in their inventory and, if necessary, has unlocked the item recipe, they will receive 1 or more of the crafted item. Below are the crafting tables for the different game modes available. The availability of crafting recipes are further affected by game version, the player's world (Game Mode), special Events, etc.

Unlocking[]

Prototype[]

Some items or structures must be "prototyped" at a particular Prototyper or through other means like Blueprints. Unlocking for the first time will grant the player 15 Sanity. Once the item has been unlocked, it can be crafted anywhere, anytime (so long as the required materials are available). Tier 1 items can be unlocked at either a Science Machine or Alchemy Engine. Tier 2 items can only be unlocked at an Alchemy Engine (same with magic items at the Prestihatitator and Shadow Manipulator.

Standing near the Prototyper allows prototyping new recipes. The following is a list of all the Prototypers:

Blueprint[]

Glommer See also: Blueprint


Webber's Switcherdoodle[]

Glommer See also: Switcherdoodle


Crafting Station[]

Crafting Station is similar to Prototyper, except that they do not unlock the recipe for the player after they make it, so the player must return to Crafting Station if they want to make the item again. In the Hamlet DLC, the interior areas of Slanty Shanty can be considered to be a hidden Crafting Station. The Key to the City can be carried in the inventory, making it movable unlike other Crafting Stations.

The following is a list of all the Crafting Station:

Don't Starve icon Crafting Tab[]

There are 19 Crafting Tabs in Don't Starve and its DLCs for different Items and Structures that can be crafted.

Don't Starve Together icon Crafting Filter[]

In Don't Starve Together, the Crafting menu has been redesigned to accommodate more items, with filters replacing categories.

Crafting Filters are a Don't Starve Together feature in the Crafting Menu that organize craftable items based on filters rather than the tabs used in the single player games. Unlike tabs, the same item can appear in multiple filters.

Some filters are similar to the original Don't Starve crafting tabs while others are new and can help players find items based on criteria like season.

Unimplemented Filters[]

Unimplemented Filters - Filter that are unused in the game and founded in game files

Glommer See also: Unimplemented Features

Don't Starve Together icon Quick-Craft Tabs[]

In Don't Starve Together, the crafting sidebar UI has been redesigned into Quick-Craft Tabs which allow the player to quickly craft items and structures. The player can use up to 9 pages of quick-craft tabs, with each page holding up to 9 recipes maximum. Keybinds can be set to quickly page left and right between pages. Moreover, mouse-wheeling over a particular tab changes the skin of that item or structure.

Quick-Craft Tabs are a Don't Starve Together feature, replacing the old Crafting tabs.

Craftable Items and Structures[]

Crafting Requirements
Tab Always Available Science

Tier 1Science Machine

Science

Tier 2Alchemy Engine

Magic

Tier 1Prestihatitator

Magic

Tier 2Shadow Manipulator

Ancient

Tier 1 Broken Pseudoscience Station

Ancient

Tier 2Ancient Pseudoscience Station

Blueprint

Blueprint

Icon Tools
Tools
Axe Pickaxe Shovel Hammer Pitchfork Razor Feather Pencil Luxury Axe Regal Shovel Opulent Pickaxe Saddlehorn Saddle War Saddle Glossamer Saddle Brush Salt Lick
Icon Light
Light
Campfire Fire Pit Torch Miner Hat Pumpkin Lantern Lantern
Icon Survival
Survival
Trap Pretty Parasol Bird Trap Compass Backpack Healing Salve Straw Roll Umbrella Bug Net Fishing Rod Piggyback Honey Poultice Fur Roll Tent Thermal Stone Bundling Wrap
Icon Food
Food
Basic Farm Bee Box Drying Rack Crock Pot Improved Farm Ice Box
Icon Science
Science
Science Machine Alchemy Engine Thermal Measurer Rainometer Lightning Rod Divining Rod Gunpowder Accomploshrine
Icon Fight
Fight
Grass Suit Spear Log Suit Bee Mine Sleep Dart Fire Dart Blow Dart Ham Bat Marble Suit Football Helmet Boomerang Tooth Trap
Icon Structures
Structures
Chest Sign Mini Sign Wood Fence Hay Wall Wood Wall Wood Gate Stone Wall Pig House Rabbit Hutch Birdcage Cobblestones Wooden Flooring Carpeted Flooring Checkerboard Flooring Potted Fern
Icon Refine
Refine
Rope Boards Cut Stone Papyrus Beeswax Wax Paper Purple Gem Nightmare Fuel
Icon Magic
Magic
Prestihatitator Shadow Manipulator Meat Effigy Pan Flute One-man Band Night Light Life Giving Amulet Chilled Amulet Ice Staff Dark Sword Night Armor Bat Bat Fire Staff Telelocator Staff Telelocator Focus Nightmare Amulet Belt of Hunger Seaworthy Skyworthy
Icon Dress
Dress
Garland Rabbit Earmuffs Straw Hat Beefalo Hat Top Hat Sewing Kit Beekeeper Hat Feather Hat Bush Hat Winter Hat Walking Cane Dapper Vest Breezy Vest Puffy Vest
BooksBooks Birds of the World Applied Horticulture On Tentacles Sleepytime Stories The End Is Nigh
TinkeringTinkering Spectoggles Infroggles Visor Fryfocals Telebrella Telipad Thumper Electrical Doodad
Ancient
Ancient
Thulecite Thulecite Wall Thulecite Medallion Magiluminescence Construction Amulet Star Caller's Staff Deconstruction Staff The Lazy Forager The Lazy Explorer PickSlashAxe Thulecite Club Thulecite Suit Thulecite Crown Houndius Shootius

Crafting Requirements
Tab Always Available Science
Tier 1
Science Machine
Science
Tier 2
Alchemy Engine
Magic
Tier 1
Prestihatitator
Magic
Tier 2
Shadow Manipulator
Ancient
Tier 1
Broken Pseudoscience Station
Ancient
Tier 2
Ancient Pseudoscience Station
Blueprint
Blueprint
Icon Tools
Tools
Axe Pickaxe Hammer Shovel Pitchfork Razor Feather Pencil Luxury Axe Regal Shovel Opulent Pickaxe Saddlehorn Saddle War Saddle Glossamer Saddle Brush Salt Lick
Icon Light
Light
Campfire Fire Pit Torch Endothermic Fire Miner Hat Pumpkin Lantern Lantern Endothermic Fire Pit Moggles
Icon Survival
Survival
Trap Pretty Parasol Bird Trap Compass Backpack Healing Salve Straw Roll Umbrella Bug Net Fishing Rod Piggyback Honey Poultice Fur Roll Tent Thermal Stone Siesta Lean-to Luxury Fan Insulated Pack Bundling Wrap
Icon Food
Food
Basic Farm Bee Box Drying Rack Crock Pot Improved Farm Ice Box Bucket-o-poop
Icon Science
Science
Science Machine Alchemy Engine Electrical Doodad Winterometer Rainometer Lightning Rod Divining Rod Gunpowder Accomploshrine Ice Flingomatic
Icon Fight
Fight
Grass Suit Battle Spear Battle Helm Spear Log Suit Bee Mine Sleep Dart Fire Dart Blow Dart Ham Bat Marble Suit Football Helmet Boomerang Tooth Trap Scalemail Weather Pain Morning Star
Icon Structures
Structures
Spider Eggs Chest Sign Mini Sign Wood Fence Hay Wall Wood Wall Wood Gate Stone Wall Pig House Rabbit Hutch Birdcage Cobblestones Wooden Flooring Carpeted Flooring Checkerboard Flooring Potted Fern Scaled Chest
Icon Refine
Refine
Rope Boards Cut Stone Papyrus Beeswax Wax Paper Purple Gem Nightmare Fuel
Icon Magic
Magic
Prestihatitator Shadow Manipulator Meat Effigy Pan Flute One-man Band Night Light Life Giving Amulet Chilled Amulet Ice Staff Dark Sword Night Armor Bat Bat Fire Staff Telelocator Staff Telelocator Focus Nightmare Amulet Belt of Hunger Seaworthy Skyworthy Old Bell
Icon Dress
Dress
Garland Straw Hat Rabbit Earmuffs Beefalo Hat Top Hat Fashion Melon Sewing Kit Beekeeper Hat Feather Hat Bush Hat Winter Hat Walking Cane Dapper Vest Breezy Vest Puffy Vest Ice Cube Summer Frest Cat Cap Rain Hat Rain Coat Hibearnation Vest Eyebrella Floral Shirt
Books
Books
Birds of the World Applied Horticulture On Tentacles Sleepytime Stories The End Is Nigh
Tinkering
Tinkering
Spectoggles Infroggles Visor Fryfocals Telebrella Telipad Thumper
Ancient
Ancient
Thulecite Thulecite Wall Thulecite Medallion Magiluminescence Construction Amulet Star Caller's Staff Deconstruction Staff The Lazy Forager The Lazy Explorer PickSlashAxe Thulecite Club Thulecite Suit Thulecite Crown Houndius Shootius

Crafting Requirements
Tab Always Available Science
Tier 1
Science Machine
Science
Tier 2
Alchemy Engine Sea Lab
Magic
Tier 1
Piratihatitator
Magic
Tier 2
Shadow Manipulator
Volcanic
Minimap Obsidian Workbench
Blueprint
Blueprint
Icon Tools
Tools
Axe Pickaxe Machete Hammer Shovel Pitchfork Razor Feather Pencil Luxury Axe Regal Shovel Opulent Pickaxe Luxury Machete
Icon Light
Light
Campfire Fire Pit Torch Chiminea Buoyant Chiminea Tar Lamp Endothermic Fire Boat Torch Boat Lantern Endothermic Fire Pit Miner Hat Bottle Lantern Obsidian Fire Pit
Icon Nautical
Nautical
Surfboard Lucky Hat The 'Sea Legs' Log Raft Raft Tar Extractor Sea Yard Row Boat Boat Repair Kit Thatch Sail Boat Cannon Sea Trap Trawl Net Spyglass Super Spyglass Captain Hat Pirate Hat Life Jacket Feather Lite Sail Buoy Cargo Boat Armored Boat Encrusted Boat Cloth Sail Snakeskin Sail Iron Wind Quackering Ram
Icon Survival
Survival
Trap Pretty Parasol Tropical Parasol Thatch Pack Chef Pouch Insulated Pack Bird Trap Compass Backpack Healing Salve Straw Roll Umbrella Silly Monkey Ball Bug Net Fishing Rod Anti Venom Piggyback Honey Poultice Tent Siesta Lean-to Tropical Fan Thermal Stone Sea Sack Palm Leaf Hut Doydoy Nest Bundling Wrap
Icon Food
Food
Basic Farm Bee Box Drying Rack Crock Pot Mussel Stick Fish Farm Mussel Bed Improved Farm Ice Box Bucket-o-poop
Icon Science
Science
Science Machine Alchemy Engine Sea Lab Winterometer Rainometer Lightning Rod Electrical Doodad Divining Rod Gunpowder Ice Maker 3000 Ice Flingomatic Quacken Drill
Icon Fight
Fight
Grass Suit Spear Log Suit Bee Mine Sleep Dart Fire Dart Blow Dart Poison Spear Poison Dart Seashell Suit Coconade Spear Gun Ham Bat Football Helmet Boomerang Tooth Trap Limestone Suit Cactus Armor Cutlass Supreme Horned Helmet
Icon Structures
Structures
Spider Eggs Sand Castle Chest Sign Mini Sign Wood Fence Hay Wall Wood Wall Sand Bag Sea Chest Sea Wall Ballphin Palace Wood Gate Stone Wall Birdcage Cobblestones Wooden Flooring Limestone Wall Wildbore House Prime Ape Hut Dragoon Den Snakeskin Rug
Icon Refine
Refine
Rope Boards Cut Stone Papyrus Cloth Limestone Gold Nugget Coral Nubbin Beeswax Wax Paper Ice Empty Bottle Purple Gem Nightmare Fuel
Icon Magic
Magic
Piratihatitator Shadow Manipulator Meat Effigy Pan Flute One-man Band Night Light Life Giving Amulet Chilled Amulet Ice Staff Dripple Pipes Dark Sword Night Armor Fire Staff Telelocator Staff Telelocator Focus Nightmare Amulet Seaworthy Skyworthy
Icon Dress
Dress
Garland Straw Hat Top Hat Shark Tooth Crown Snakeskin Jacket Tar Suit Fashion Melon Sewing Kit Beekeeper Hat Dapper Vest Ice Cube Summer Frest Floral Shirt Brain of Thought Blubber Suit Windbreaker Particulate Purifier Snakeskin Hat Sleek Hat Dumbrella
Books
Books
Birds of the World Applied Horticulture Sleepytime Stories Joy of Volcanology The End Is Nigh
Tinkering
Tinkering
Spectoggles Infroggles Visor Fryfocals Telebrella Telipad Thumper
Icon Volcanic
Volcanic
Obsidian Axe Obsidian Machete Obsidian Spear Volcano Staff Obsidian Armor Obsidian Coconade Howling Conch Sail Stick

Crafting Requirements
Tab Always Available Science
Tier 1
Science Machine
Science
Tier 2
Alchemy Engine
Magic
Tier 1
Hogus Porkusator
Magic
Tier 2
Shadow Manipulator
Key to the City
Key to the City
BlueprintBlueprint
Icon Tools
Tools
Axe Pickaxe Machete Hammer Shovel Pitchfork Razor Shears Feather Pencil Luxury Axe Regal Shovel Opulent Pickaxe Luxury Machete
Icon Light
Light
Campfire Fire Pit Torch Cork Candle Hat Miner Hat Lantern Cowl
Icon Treasure Hunting
Treasure Hunting
Disarming Tools Ball Pein Hammer Gold Pan Magnifying Glass
Icon Survival
Survival
Trap Pretty Parasol Bird Trap Compass Backpack Healing Salve Straw Roll Umbrella Bug Net Fishing Rod Bug B'Gone Bird Whistle Piggyback Honey Poultice Tent Siesta Lean-to Luxury Fan Bundling Wrap
Icon Nautical
Nautical
Log Raft Row Boat Boat Repair Kit Cork Bowl Canoe Cargo Boat Snakeskin Sail (Hamlet)
Icon Food
Food
Basic Farm Drying Rack Crock Pot Improved Farm Ice Box Bucket-o-poop Sprinkler
Icon Science
Science
Science Machine Alchemy Engine Thermal Measurer Rainometer Lightning Rod Electrical Doodad Divining Rod Gunpowder Ice Flingomatic Smelter Oscillating Fan
Icon Fight
Fight
Grass Suit Spear Log Suit Bee Mine Sleep Dart Fire Dart Blow Dart Cork Bat Mant Mask Mant Suit Fancy Helmet Tin Suit Ham Bat Football Helmet Boomerang Tooth Trap Halberd Weevole Mantle Blunderbuss Scalemail Weather Pain
Icon Structures
Structures
Chest Sign Mini Sign Wood Fence Hay Wall Wood Wall Cork Barrel Beard Hair Rug Wood Gate Stone Wall Birdcage Cobblestones Wooden Flooring Checkerboard Flooring Carpeted Flooring Lawn Turf Cultivated Turf Dense Turf Scaled Chest
Icon Refine
Refine
Rope Boards Cut Stone Papyrus Gold Nugget Claw Palm Sapling Beeswax Wax Paper Venom Gland Purple Gem Nightmare Fuel
Icon Magic
Magic
Hogus Porkusator Shadow Manipulator Meat Effigy Pan Flute One-man Band Night Light Life Giving Amulet Chilled Amulet Ice Staff Root Trunk Dark Sword Night Armor Bat Bat Fire Staff Telelocator Staff Telelocator Focus Nightmare Amulet Pugalisk Wand Skyworthy Vortex Cloak Living Artifact Dripple Pipes
Icon Dress
Dress
Garland Straw Hat Shamlet Mask Top Hat Snakeskin Jacket (Hamlet) Sewing Kit Feather Hat Bush Hat Snakeskin Hat (Hamlet) Gas Mask Pith Hat Thunderhat Walking Cane Eyebrella Hibearnation Vest
Books
Books
Birds of the World Applied Horticulture On Tentacles Sleepytime Stories The End Is Nigh
Icon Green Thumb
Green Thumb
Living Log Poison Balm Bramble Husk Bramble Trap Compost Wrap
Tinkering
Tinkering
Spectoggles Infroggles Visor Fryfocals Telebrella Telipad Thumper
Icon City Planning
City Planning
Flat Stone Turf Stone Road Turf Lamp Post Town House The Sterling Trough Deli Pigg and Pigglet's General Store Curly Tails Mud Spa Swinesbury Fine Grocer's Miss Sow's Floral Arrangements 'The Sty' Oddities Emporium The Flying Pig Arcane Shop The Boar's Tusk Weapon Shop The Sow's Ear Hat Shop Swinesbury Mineral Exchange The Tinkerer's Tower My City Hall Watch Tower Security Contract Slanty Shanty Block Hedge Cone Hedge Layered Hedge Layer Tree Irregular Tree Umbrella Tree Floopy Tree Funbrella Tree Flowering Tree Spiral Tree
Icon Renovate
Renovate
House Expansion Permit Demolition Permit Flooring Shelves Plantholders Columns Wall Papers Ceiling Lights Wall Decorations Chairs House Upgrades Doors Windows Rugs Lamps Tables

Prototype Tips[]

  • Whenever an item is unlocked, the player's Sanity will be restored by 15 points. This is only when prototyping the item and not during subsequent construction of that item. Therefore, a very simple tactic for healing sanity is to hold off on prototyping new items until needing the sanity.

Placeholder Trivia[]

  • Prior to the Hungry for your Hunger update, the Shadow Manipulator functioned as a "level 3" crafting station. It could research all the same items as the Alchemy Engine and Science Machine before the science and magic crafting trees were separated.
  • In the early beta of Don't Starve, the game used a 'Research points' system instead of prototyping.
    • Before that, Gold Nuggets were used to directly buy recipes.
  • In the Shipwrecked DLC, the Sea Lab serves the same function as the Alchemy Engine, but can only be placed on the Ocean allowing the player to prototype new recipes at sea.
  • The new crafting system and filters were introduced in the March 2022 QoL update. Before then Don't Starve Together used the same crafting system as the single-player game.

Blueprint Gallery[]

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