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Smart Sorter

by slimshaddii · for Minecraft

Lightweight Auto-Sorter and Storage Network for 500+ chests. Features automated smelting, XP collection, and smart routing for Fabric 1.21.1+.

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About Smart Sorter

From Modrinth

Lightweight Auto-Sorter and Storage Network for 500+ chests. Features automated smelting, XP collection, and smart routing for Fabric 1.21.1+.

Smart Sorter

🧠 Smart Sorter: Industrial Logistics & XP Hub

Transform your messy storage into an intelligent, automated network!

Smart Sorter brings modular, data-driven sorting to Minecraft with a sleek, intuitive design. Whether you are managing a small survival base or an industrial complex with 500+ chests, Smart Sorter handles routing, smelting, and XP collection with zero TPS lag.


📖 SmartSorter Player Tutorial

A complete guide on how to use SmartSorter to automate your storage! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BAqrncKMDeA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>


🎮 Getting Started - The Basics

Smart Sorter automatically moves and sorts items from chests into organized storage - like hoppers but WAY smarter!

The 5 Main Blocks:

  1. 🟦 Intake Block – Pulls items FROM chests or farm hoppers.
  2. 🟨 Output Probe – Pushes items INTO specific chests.
  3. 🟥 Storage Controller – The "brain" that manages the network, search GUI, and XP bank.
  4. 🟩 Process Probe – Controls furnaces/machines with Redstone logic.
  5. 🔧 Linking Tool – Connects all components together.

🎯 What Makes It Unique?

🚀 Industrial Scale (500+ Chests)

Built for efficiency, Smart Sorter handles 500+ connected inventories with ease. It is the perfect performance-friendly choice for technical mega-bases and massive modpacks.

💎 The XP Reservoir

The Storage Controller automatically accumulates all XP generated by your connected furnaces. Collect your entire base’s XP bank with a single button press in the Controller GUI.

🔥 Redstone-Powered Automation

Using the Process Probe, you can build advanced factory lines:

  • The Connection: Place a Process Probe on your furnace/machine and link it to the Controller.
  • The Power: Apply a Redstone signal (Redstone Dust + a Lever) to activate the probe.
  • The Result: It automatically pulls fuel and raw materials from your storage and returns the finished products to your prioritized chests.

🛠️ Quick Start Guide

1. Simple 2-Chest Sorter (No Controller Needed)

  • Place blocks: [Input Chest] ← [Intake] ... [Output Probe] → [Target Chest]
  • Link: Right-click the Intake with the Linking Tool, then right-click the Output Probe.
  • Filters: Right-click the Probe to set specific items.

2. Advanced Setup: Using a Storage Controller

  • The Hub: Place your Storage Controller.
  • Connect: Shift-click the Controller with the Linking Tool, then click your Intakes and Probes.
  • Smart Routing: Use the Controller to search your entire network and set chest priorities. Items seek out dedicated chests with the highest priority first.

🔌 Mod Compatibility

Smart Sorter is fully compatible with:

  • ✅ Vanilla Chests, Barrels, Shulker Boxes
  • ✅ Iron Chests (All Tiers)
  • ✅ Sophisticated Storage (All Variants)
  • ✅ Storage Drawers & Controller Blocks
  • ✅ Any Inventory from Modded Containers

🐛 Support & Feedback


🙏 Credits

Developer: SlimShaddii

Special Thanks:

  • Tom’s Simple Storage — inspiration for early system design.
  • Fabric Community — for ongoing support and tooling.
  • Intuistic — for testing and helping out with js files.
  • Fizzy — for block designs.

Automation made simple. Storage made smart. ✨ Download now and let your items sort themselves! 🚀

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 5 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.11.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Smart Sorter on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Fabric
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
3.0.2fix, released 2026-01-29

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.21.1 to 1.21.11 (5 versions)1.21.11

From 5 recorded builds of Smart Sorter.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
3.0.2fix2026-01-291.21.8Fabric
3.0.2fix2026-01-291.21.1Fabric
3.0.22026-01-251.21.11Fabric
3.0.22025-12-081.21.10Fabric
3.0.22025-12-081.21.9Fabric

Dependencies

  • Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Smart Sorter on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Smart Sorter as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.11 and 4 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓Authorslimshaddii, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Smart Sorter, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Smart Sorter?

Modrinth lists Smart Sorter as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Smart Sorter is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Smart Sorter on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Smart Sorter in one click.