Crafting UI Guide (Terraria 1.4.5)

Learn the new crafting UI, search, filters, and station shortcuts in Terraria 1.4.5 Bigger & Boulder.

What changed in 1.4.5

The Bigger & Boulder update adds a new crafting interface with:

  • Search
  • Category tabs
  • Faster station-based filtering

This makes it much easier to find items and recipes, especially when the item list grows.

Open the crafting menu and type any:

  • Item name
  • Ingredient name
  • Boss source

Search matches results and ingredients, so you can find recipes even if you only know one ingredient.

Category tabs & filters

Use category tabs to narrow down:

  • Weapons / tools
  • Furniture
  • Materials

You can also filter by crafting station to see only recipes available at a specific station.

Quick recipes with nearby storage

If enabled, the crafting menu can pull ingredients from nearby chests.
This reduces inventory micromanagement and speeds up crafting.

Use the Recipe Finder

Try the dedicated tool here: Recipe Finder
It supports:

  • Station filter
  • Drop source filter
  • Version & type filters
  • Quick lookup by ingredient or result