A Third Hand
by ticsea
A Third Hand is a Forge utility for 1.20.1 that lets players open a treasure chest and have its items collected into the inventory automatically.
What it does
When a player opens a treasure chest, the mod identifies the items inside and moves them straight into the inventory, so chests can be emptied without manual transfers. The feature can be switched on or off quickly, which lets a player turn the automatic collection off when they want to sort loot by hand.
The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing anything. Files target Forge for 1.20.1 only, and the latest build is 2.2.0, dated 2026-05-27. The project was first published on 2025-06-14 and is maintained by ticsea. The code is not open source; it is All rights reserved, and the author allows non-commercial use. Public source code and an issue tracker are linked from the project page.
Key features
Automatic chest looting
Opening a treasure chest collects its items into the inventory without moving each stack by hand.
Item identification
Items inside the chest are identified before they are collected, so the transfer runs on each stack in turn.
Quick toggle
The automatic collection can be enabled or disabled quickly, so a player can return to manual looting at any time.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Lock third person is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that works on either side, and neither side needs it. It is not open source and is All rights reserved. Remove Third Person is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge. A Third Hand concerns chest looting rather than camera or third-person behavior, so these two do not replace one another.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Third Hand | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-27 |
| Lock third person | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-09-23 |
| Remove Third Person | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-08-17 |
Questions
Does A Third Hand need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does A Third Hand support?
Can the automatic looting be turned off?
In the catalog
A Third Hand is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/athirdhand
- Owner
- ticsea
- Published
- 2025-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15