Auto Eat
by ProjectMichi
Auto Eat is a client-side food mod that eats for the player when hunger drops below a set threshold, choosing from the food in the inventory.
What it does
When the fullness bar falls under a configurable value, the client picks a food item from the inventory and consumes it without any key press. Choice follows a prioritization logic that can rank foods by hidden saturation values, which is the default, or by the hunger points each food restores, or by a combined value of both. Foods that carry debuffs are excluded by the safety filters, so a player is not fed a harmful item by accident.
Installing Auto Eat requires Simple GUI API as a dependency. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2, and snapshot builds are included. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Automatic eating
Food is consumed on its own whenever fullness drops below the threshold the player sets.
Inventory scanning
The inventory is scanned for edible items, and the top match is swapped into the hotbar for eating.
Configurable food list
Every food the game displays is listed in a searchable menu, where toggles decide which items take part in auto-eating.
Modded food support
Food items added by other mods are picked up automatically and join the same priority rules.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Long mining or exploring sessions
A player who stays away from the table for a long time can keep hunger topped up without stopping to eat.
Modded food packs
With large food mods installed, the prioritization rules decide which of the many foods gets eaten first.
Who it’s for: Players who want hunger handled automatically in survival, and players who run modpacks with many food items and want control over which ones are used.
How it compares
AppleSkin is open source under The Unlicense and works on either side, so neither a client nor a server needs it. Always Eat is a client and server mod under the MIT License, for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 26.3, and it is not open source. Auto Eat differs by focusing on automatic consumption rather than display, and by running only on the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Eat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-20 |
| AppleSkin | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.10.2 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-17 |
| Always Eat | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Auto Eat need Simple GUI API?
Does the server need Auto Eat?
Which loaders does Auto Eat support?
Can Auto Eat avoid foods with bad effects?
In the catalog
Auto Eat is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Auto Eat is a client-side Fabric mod that automatically consumes food from your inventory when your hunger level drops below a configurable threshold. It supports detailed prioritization based on hidden saturation values, excludes food with debuffs, and offers extensive customization.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/auto-eat
- Owner
- ProjectMichi
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15