Access Pad
by Hmidox
Access Pad is a NeoForge storage mod that lets a player open benches, chests, furnaces and other blocks from anywhere by using a handheld pad.
What it does
Holding the pad in the main hand or offhand and clicking opens linked storage machines without walking to them. Chests, trapped chests and double chests work, as do furnaces, blast furnaces, smokers, brewing stands and most crafting benches, including those added by other mods. Access also works in other dimensions, which helps when an item was left behind at a distant base.
The pad comes in three tiers, and each tier is crafted from the one below it. The first tier reaches blocks within 16 blocks, the second within 64 blocks, and the third has no distance limit within the same dimension. The tier of the pad sets how far away a linked block can be used.
Remote benches need their chunks to stay loaded, so a chunk loader is recommended for crafting far from the base. The mod is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and the latest file is 1.1.0, released 2026-05-05. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
Key features
Remote block access
Clicking with the pad opens linked chests, furnaces and benches from any distance within the pad's reach.
Three pad tiers
Each tier is crafted by upgrading the previous pad, extending reach from 16 blocks to 64 blocks, then to the whole dimension.
Machine and bench support
Chests, trapped chests, double chests, furnaces, blast furnaces, smokers, brewing stands and most benches can be opened.
Cross-dimension access
Linked storage can be opened from other dimensions with the third-tier pad, useful after moving to a new world.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who store items in many places and want to reach them without walking back, and server owners who want remote storage access for players.
How it compares
Mo’ Chests is also NeoForge and open source under the MIT License, but its files cover 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, a wider range than the single version Access Pad targets. Dimension A: Resource World is NeoForge for 1.21 – 1.21.1 and is not open source, since it is covered by All rights reserved. MT-EnderHub is NeoForge for 1.21.1 under the MIT License, the same version and open-source status as Access Pad.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Pad | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-05 |
| Mo’ Chests | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-03 |
| Dimension A: Resource World | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-21 |
| MT-EnderHub | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
Questions
Does Access Pad need to be installed on the server?
Why do remote benches stop working sometimes?
What is the difference between the pad tiers?
In the catalog
Access Pad is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Have you ever put your items in a chest at your base, walked far away, and then realized you forgot something? This mod fixes that! It adds a cool Access Pad item that lets you link to your storage or machines and open them from anywhere. Access Pad tier 1 recepie (within 16 blocks)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/access-pad
- Owner
- Hmidox
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15