How to make Green Dye in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft green dye (formerly called cactus green) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, green dye is one of the many dyes that you can make. However, it is not made with a crafting table but rather with a furnace.

green dye

Let's explore how to add green dye to your inventory

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Supported Platforms

Green dye is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Green Dye in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Green Dye

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft green dye:

How to craft Green Dye in Survival Mode

1. Open the Furnace Menu

First, open your furnace so that you have the Furnace menu that looks like this:

furnace menu

2. Add Fuel to the Furnace

Next, you need to add fuel to the bottom fuel box in the furnace.

furnace menu with fuel

In this tutorial, we are going to use coal as our fuel.

TIP: Read our tutorial called How to Add Fuel to a Furnace if you aren't sure what items can be used as fuel, the length of time each fuel will burn, or how many items each fuel can smelt/cook.

3. Add Item to make Green Dye

Next, place the block of cactus in the top box of the furnace. You should see the flames cooking the block of cactus.

Crafting recipe for green dye

Once the cactus is cooked in the furnace, the green dye will appear in the box to the right.

green dye

4. Move the Green Dye to Inventory

Now that you have made green dye in your furnace, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed green dye

Congratulations, you have made green dye in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Green Dye

Things to Make with Green Dye

You can use green dye to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Green Dye

Here are some activities that you can do with green dye in Minecraft: