Macaw's Doors

Overview

Macaw's Doors is a purely decorative mod that massively expands the selection of doors available in Minecraft. Where vanilla gives you one door per wood type and a single Iron Door, this mod adds over 140 new doors across 18 distinct styles. Every door is available in all 8 wood types (Oak, Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, Dark Oak, Crimson, and Warped), and the mod also introduces Metal Doors, a Jail Door, and Garage Doors with a dedicated remote control.

Beyond simple reskins, some of these doors have unique mechanics. Japanese Doors slide open with a custom shoji sound effect, Stable Doors let you open the top and bottom halves independently, and Garage Doors form multi-block structures that roll up when activated with a Garage Remote. You can browse every door and its recipe using the Items and Recipes tabs on this page.

The Print Crafting System

Prints are the key crafting ingredient that unlocks most of the themed door styles. There are 8 different Print items, each made by placing a vanilla door in the center of a Crafting Table surrounded by 4 Paper in a plus pattern. Each recipe yields 4 Prints, so a single vanilla door goes a long way.

Each Print unlocks a specific door style. Print Oak crafts Classic Doors, Print Spruce crafts Cottage Doors, Print Birch crafts Paper Doors, Print Jungle crafts Beach Doors, Print Acacia crafts Tropical Doors, Print Dark Oak crafts Four Panel Doors, Print Mystic (from a Warped Door) crafts Mystic Doors, and Print Nether (from a Crimson Door) crafts Nether Doors. The wood type used for Planks in the recipe determines the wood variant of the resulting door.

One interesting detail: the wood type whose vanilla door is used to create a Print does not get that Print's door style. For example, since Print Oak is made from an Oak Door, there is no Oak Classic Door. The Classic style is available in all other wood types instead. This same pattern applies to all Print-based styles.

Wooden Door Styles

The bulk of the mod is its wooden door collection. There are 18 distinct styles, most available in all 8 wood types. Doors can be divided into two categories: those crafted directly from basic materials (no Prints needed) and those that require a specific Print item.

Direct-Craft Doors (No Prints Required)

These styles use only Planks, Slabs, Glass, Glass Panes, Paper, Iron Bars, or Logs, making them available as early as you can gather the materials.

Barn Doors are solid, rustic doors made from Planks plus a Barn Glass Door (which is itself crafted from Glass Panes and Planks). They have a sturdy farmhouse look and are perfect for rural builds, stables, and medieval structures. Barn Glass Doors are the windowed variant, letting light through while keeping the rustic aesthetic.

Modern Doors combine Planks with Glass Panes in a sleek arrangement, perfect for contemporary builds. Glass Doors are the fully transparent option, made almost entirely of Glass Panes with Planks framing. Bark Glass Doors use Logs (with bark) instead of Planks alongside Glass blocks, giving a rougher, more natural frame.

Japanese Doors and Japanese2 Doors are sliding shoji-style doors made from Paper and Planks (or Slabs for the Japanese2 variant). They use a custom sliding sound effect instead of the standard door sound, and have a thinner hitbox that fits their sliding panel design. Both variants are available in all 8 wood types.

Western Doors are heavy, saloon-style doors crafted from 7 Planks plus a Slab, yielding 3 doors per craft. Stable Doors use Iron Bars and Planks and have a unique split-door mechanic where you can open the top half while keeping the bottom closed (or vice versa). Stable Head Doors are a variant crafted by placing a Stable Door alone in the grid, giving a slightly different appearance.

Print-Based Doors

These 8 styles each require their corresponding Print item sandwiched between two Planks. The recipe always produces 1 door.

Classic Doors (Print Oak) have a traditional paneled look reminiscent of real-world residential doors. Cottage Doors (Print Spruce) feature a cozy, countryside design perfect for village houses and woodland cabins. Paper Doors (Print Birch) offer a lightweight, screen-like appearance similar to Japanese screens but in a standard door frame.

Beach Doors (Print Jungle) bring a tropical, breezy feel to coastal builds. Tropical Doors (Print Acacia) have a distinct warm-climate design. Four Panel Doors (Print Dark Oak) feature a symmetric four-panel layout ideal for formal or colonial architecture.

Mystic Doors (Print Mystic, from Warped Door) have an enchanted, otherworldly look suited for magical builds. Nether Doors (Print Nether, from Crimson Door) carry a dark, menacing design appropriate for Nether-themed structures and evil lairs.

Metal Doors

The mod adds 5 Metal Door variants and a Jail Door, all made from Iron Ingots, Iron Nuggets, and Glass Panes. Unlike the wooden doors, these require Redstone power to open, just like vanilla Iron Doors.

The base Metal Door is crafted from Iron Ingots and Iron Nuggets, producing 2 doors. From there, you can upgrade it: adding a Glass Pane creates a Metal Windowed Door, and further adding Iron Nuggets to the sides makes a Metal Warning Door. The Metal Reinforced Door is the beefiest option, requiring 8 Iron Nuggets surrounding the base Metal Door. The Metal Hospital Door has its own unique recipe using Iron Ingots, Iron Nuggets, and a Glass Pane.

The Jail Door is made entirely from 6 Iron Bars and functions like a Japanese-style sliding door, but in metal. It can only be opened with Redstone, making it perfect for prison builds and secure areas. All metal doors have higher blast resistance (6.0) compared to wooden doors (3.0), so they offer genuine protection in addition to looking the part.

Garage Doors & Remote

Garage Doors are the most mechanically complex addition in the mod. Unlike regular doors, they are single-block panels that you stack and place side by side to form a multi-block garage entrance. When activated, every connected Garage Door block facing the same direction opens simultaneously, creating a smooth rolling-door effect with a custom garage sound.

Garage Doors come in 4 colors: White, Silver, Gray, and Black. The White variant is the base, crafted from Iron Ingots and Glass. The other 3 colors are made by surrounding 8 White Garage Doors with the corresponding dye (Light Gray Dye for Silver, Gray Dye for Gray, Black Dye for Black), producing 8 recolored doors. This is very material-efficient since you get a 1:1 conversion.

To operate Garage Doors, you need a Garage Remote, crafted from Iron Nuggets and Redstone. Right-click any Garage Door block while holding the Remote to toggle the entire connected door structure. Garage Doors also respond to Redstone signals, so you can wire them to Buttons, Levers, or Pressure Plates instead of using the Remote. When open, Garage Door blocks have no collision box, allowing full passage.

Special Door Mechanics

Japanese Doors (Sliding)

Japanese Doors and Japanese2 Doors behave differently from standard hinged doors. They slide open to the side rather than swinging, giving them a thinner profile (only 2 pixels wide versus the standard 3). This makes them ideal for tight spaces and hallways. Both variants use a custom shoji sliding sound effect that adds authenticity to oriental-themed builds.

Stable Doors (Split Opening)

Stable Doors are true Dutch doors: the top and bottom halves operate independently. Right-click the top half to open just the top while the bottom stays closed, and vice versa. This is incredibly useful for animal pens where you want to see over the door and interact with mobs without letting them escape. The Stable Head Door variant has a slightly different top-half design but functions identically.

Garage Doors (Multi-Block)

Garage Doors automatically detect their position relative to other Garage Door blocks when placed. The bottom blocks are marked as the base, and the mod handles the top/bottom part states automatically as you stack them. When activated with the Remote, the opening signal cascades through all connected blocks facing the same direction.

Building Tips & Style Guide

With so many options, choosing the right door for your build can be overwhelming. The key is matching door style to architectural theme. For medieval builds, Barn Doors, Western Doors, and Cottage Doors all fit naturally. Dark Oak and Spruce variants work particularly well for these settings.

For modern or futuristic builds, Modern Doors and Glass Doors provide clean lines. Pair them with Birch or Oak for a lighter palette, or use the Metal Door variants for industrial sections. The Metal Hospital Door is especially good for laboratory and sci-fi themes.

Oriental and Asian-themed builds benefit enormously from the Japanese and Japanese2 Doors. Combine them with Paper Doors for variety. The sliding animation and shoji sound sell the aesthetic. For Nether builds, the Crimson and Warped variants of any style work well, but the dedicated Nether Door style (with its dark, menacing design) is the clear winner for fortresses and bastion-inspired structures.