About Spectra Better Chests
From ModrinthAdds inventory sorting. One of the biggest missing features from Minecraft.
In my opinion any game with an inventory should have a way of sorting said inventory. That is exactly what this mod adds.
You get a button to sort manually but you can also configure any chest to sort on close or set that as the default configuration.
The sorting is done according to different algorithms based on the available space in the container and the amount of different types of items. It will initially try to fill based on the amount of rows. A double chest has 6 rows, if you have 5 different types of items and none of those exceed 9 stacks (because we have 9 columns), we will put eacht type of item in a row.
If we exceed those 6 rows, we will try to fit it in columns.
If we can't fit it into colums as well, we just put all the items ordered from left to right and top to bottom.
In any case, non-full stacks are merged with other non-full stacks of the same item type.
We also sort based on durability. The item with the least amount of damage will be first, the rest will follow in descending order.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 6 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.11.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Spectra Better Chests 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, NeoForge
- 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
- 0.1.2+1.21.11, released 2026-02-02
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.21 to 1.21.11 (6 versions) | 1.21.11 |
| NeoForge | 1.21 to 1.21.3 (3 versions) | 1.21.3 |
From 5 recorded builds of Spectra Better Chests.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.2+1.21.11 | 2026-02-02 | 1.21.11 | Fabric |
| 0.1.2+1.21.4 | 2024-12-22 | 1.21.4 | Fabric |
| 0.1.2+1.21 | 2024-07-20 | 1.21 to 1.21.3 (3 versions) | NeoForge |
| 0.1.2+1.21 | 2024-07-20 | 1.21 to 1.21.3 (4 versions) | Fabric |
| 0.1.1+1.21 beta | 2024-07-19 | 1.21 | NeoForge |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project 9s6osm5g (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: modrinth project mOgUt4GM (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Spectra Better Chests 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 catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Spectra Better Chests as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.11 and 5 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authoryentheoerlemans, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseApache-2.0Free
