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Auto keep inventory

by UltraGamer135

Auto keep inventory sets the keepInventory gamerule on a world the first time it loads, so players keep their items after dying.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCC0 1.0 Universal1.13 – 1.21.10

What it does

The mod is a very small datapack. When a world loads for the first time it turns on the keepInventory gamerule, and it records a hidden scoreboard value so the gamerule is not switched on again later in that same world. Server owners who want the rule set automatically without editing game settings by hand can use it. The server has to run it, while players may leave it out. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, across 45 release versions 1.13 – 1.21.10, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which is not open source.

Key features

  1. Automatic gamerule

    keepInventory is turned on the first time a world loads, with no command needed.

  2. One-time setup

    A hidden scoreboard value marks the world, so the rule is not enabled again after it has been set.

  3. Datapack based

    The logic is a small data pack, so it adds no blocks, items or menus to the game.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.21.101.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.91.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.81.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.71.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.61.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.51.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.41.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.31.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.21.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.21.11.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.211.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.61.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.51.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.41.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.31.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.21.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.20.11.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.201.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod1.2+mod
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Keep Inventory Always is server-side in function and covers 1.13 – 26.3 on the same four loaders, under the MIT License and not open source. Better Keepinventory is open source under the MIT License, but its environment is client and server and it targets Fabric and Quilt for 1.17.1 – 1.21.4.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Auto keep inventoryFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.10Server required, client optional2025-10-24
Keep Inventory AlwaysFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-08-14
Better KeepinventoryFabric and Quilt1.17.1 – 1.21.4Client and server2024-12-27

Questions

Does Auto keep inventory need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run it; a player who joins without the mod keeps the same behavior, so either side can skip the client install.

In the catalog

Auto keep inventory is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Adventure mods19,031Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

A super-small and super-simple datapack to automatically enable the keepInventory gamerule when a world is loaded for the first time. Once it enables keepInventory, it will use a hidden scoreboard value to stop itself from enabled keepInventory again on the same world.
UltraGamer135, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
UltraGamer135
Published
2025-10-21
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsUtility
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