About Smarter Storage
From Steam WorkshopSmarter Storage is the best vanilla+ loot organisation mod you never knew you needed. Make sorting simple and hassle free by changing the name, icon, and colour of container buttons. Find your items…
Smarter Storage is the best vanilla+ loot organisation mod you never knew you needed. Make sorting simple and hassle free by changing the name, icon, and colour of container buttons. Find your items faster with Smarter Storage.
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Features
- Button customisation window with style preview

- Preset styles (built-in & save your own custom ones) for fast reapplication.

- Full controller support (see section below)

- Translations for all languages
- Copy & Paste styles via the clipboard
- Reset button back to default appearance.
- Config for tooltips(modded and vanilla), and controller button bind.
- Container capacity shown in tooltips(can be disabled in the mod settings).
Controllers
[olist] [*]When in a container, press R3 (rebind in mod settings) to open the right-click menu [*]To edit a custom "My Preset", hover over the preset (The gear will be visible), then press Square(PS) or X(Xbox) [/olist]
Compatibility
- B41 and B42 are supported. B41 is missing a lot of features, but works fine.
- Existing Saves: Safe to add and remove mid save.
- Multiplayer: Has been working fine for well over a year, some issues reported.
- Other Mod Incompatibilities: Moodle Effects Explained [B42], and Let Me Think
Workshop ID: 3290232938 Mod ID: SmarterStorage
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 2 mo ago.
Smarter Storage on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2026-09-03, released 2026-09-03
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Smarter Storage.
Run Smarter Storage on a Project Zomboid 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.
Compatibility
- Game
- Project Zomboid
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorBroadbent, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
