I don't know what the mod is but there is one that lets you click on a button and it spreads items out in a 3x3 evenly in the crafting table. Would be helpful instead of having to click and drag everytime I want to 3x3 the same item. For example turning nuggets into ingots

It's called Crafting Tweaks, and has been suggested many times. Please search for similar requests before opening new ones.