AE2 Tangible Bookmarks
If you have ever juggled an Applied Energistics 2 terminal on one side of your screen and a JEI or EMI favorites list on the other, you already know the pain: searching, typing, scrolling, repeating. AE2 Tangible Bookmarks exists to delete that entire routine. It is a small quality-of-life add-on that connects your bookmark list directly to your ME network, turning a two-step chore into a single middle click.
What AE2 Tangible Bookmarks Actually Does
Applied Energistics 2 is the backbone of most modern storage systems in modded Minecraft. JEI, EMI, and REI are the recipe and item browsers that most players keep open at all times. The problem is that these two systems have never talked to each other properly. To pull an item out of your ME terminal, you normally have to search for it by name, even if it is already sitting in your bookmarks or favorites panel.
AE2 Tangible Bookmarks bridges that gap. When your AE2 terminal is open, you can interact directly with the items shown in JEI's bookmark list on the left, or in EMI and REI's favorites section. The mod reads those entries and routes your click straight into the terminal's crafting and extraction logic. No typing, no search bar, no memorizing exact item names.
The Three Click Actions
- Middle Click: Pick up a single item from your bookmarks into the terminal request.
- Shift + Middle Click: Pick up a full stack of items at once.
- Ctrl + Middle Click: Open the Auto-crafting request window for that item.
That third binding is the one that quietly changes how you play. Auto-crafting is one of AE2's best features, but reaching it usually means searching first and then clicking the craft button. Here, it is one modifier key away from an item you already starred as important.
Supported Minecraft Versions and Loaders
AE2 Tangible Bookmarks is built for modern modded Minecraft and follows the same loader conventions as the AE2 ecosystem itself. It is designed around the Fabric and NeoForge loaders on current Minecraft releases, with support tracking the versions that Applied Energistics 2 actively maintains. Because it hooks into JEI, EMI, and REI rather than replacing them, you will want at least one of those recipe viewers installed for the bookmark interaction to work at all.
Before you download AE2 Tangible Bookmarks, check that three things line up: your Minecraft version, your loader, and your AE2 build. A mismatch between any of them is the most common reason the middle-click bindings appear to do nothing.
How to Install AE2 Tangible Bookmarks
Installation is straightforward and follows standard modded Minecraft practice.
- Confirm your Minecraft version and loader, then grab the matching build of AE2 Tangible Bookmarks.
- Drop the mod file into your
modsfolder alongside Applied Energistics 2. - Make sure JEI, EMI, or REI is present in the same instance.
- Launch the game and open an ME terminal to test the middle-click bindings.
If you would rather skip manual file management, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process in a single click, pulling AE2 Tangible Bookmarks and its dependencies from its curated add-on catalog and keeping them updated automatically as new Minecraft versions land. That is genuinely useful when AE2 itself updates and your add-ons need to move in lockstep.
Common Setup Mistakes
- Running the add-on without a recipe viewer installed, which leaves nothing to click.
- Mixing a Fabric build with a NeoForge instance, or vice versa.
- Using an AE2 version older than the one the add-on targets.
- Forgetting that bookmarks must actually exist before they can be clicked.
Why It Belongs in Your Instance
Most mods add content. AE2 Tangible Bookmarks adds speed. If you run a large ME network, you probably have dozens of items you request constantly: processors, circuits, specific ingots, crafting intermediates. Starring them in JEI or EMI and then pulling them with a middle click removes a small friction point that you hit hundreds of times per session. Those seconds add up.
It also pairs naturally with auto-crafting workflows. Ctrl + middle click puts the crafting request window directly in front of you, so restocking a starred component becomes a reflex rather than a menu navigation exercise. For players who treat AE2 as the center of their base, that is a meaningful upgrade.
The add-on stays deliberately narrow in scope. It does not add new blocks, items, or recipes, which means it will not break your world or conflict with your existing progression. It simply makes two tools you already use cooperate.
Final Thoughts
AE2 Tangible Bookmarks is the kind of mod you install once and then forget exists, because it removes a problem instead of adding a feature. If your workflow revolves around an ME terminal and a bookmarked item list, it is an easy recommendation. Check your versions, install it next to AE2 and your recipe viewer of choice, and enjoy grabbing items without ever touching the search bar again.