Automatic Sorter
by smith.luk40
With Automatic Sorter, items arriving through pipes are routed into the storage chests that match configured filter rules, without complex redstone circuits.
What it does
A Sorter Controller is placed under the chest that receives sorted items, and Filter blocks are attached to it through Pipe blocks. Each Filter must face a storage chest, and its pipes must visibly connect to the Sorter Controller. Filters can operate in three modes, and a player opens the Filter menu by right-clicking a Filter block and changes the mode by clicking its icon. Items moved through air pipes do not interact with inventories the way hoppers do.
Filters can match items by whitelist or by the contents of the Filter block's own inventory, and they also check the items already stored in the chest they face. A Filter can accept items that other Filters rejected, which lets it work like a trash bin, and it only accepts items while the chest has room. Sorting speed can be raised by placing a Sorter Amplifier item into the Sorter Controller. The mod is published for Fabric and Forge across 20 release versions, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v2.0 only. Fabric and Forge builds both need the client and the server to run it.
Key features
Sorter Controller
A controller placed under the receiving chest manages the whole sorting network connected to it through pipes.
Filter blocks with three modes
Each Filter matches items from its own inventory or from the chest it faces, and its mode is switched from the menu.
Pipe-based transport
Pipe blocks carry items between Filters and the controller without needing hoppers or extra redstone wiring.
Sorter Amplifier upgrade
Inserting a Sorter Amplifier into the controller increases the rate at which items are processed.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players building automated storage systems in survival or on multiplayer servers, who want item sorting without a large redstone build.
How it compares
Client chest sorter is a Fabric-only, client-side mod licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source, so it changes nothing on the server. Item Sorter is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, open source, and it runs on the client and server together. Automatic Sorter also needs both sides, but it has a controller, filters and pipes, while Item Sorter is a single block.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Sorter | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-10 |
| Client chest sorter | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-10-29 |
| Item Sorter | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-12 |
Questions
Does Automatic Sorter need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Automatic Sorter support?
Can the sorting speed be increased?
In the catalog
Automatic Sorter is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
You need Sorter Controller put under your chest, where you put not sorted items. Then you connect Sorter Controller and Filter by pipes. Filter must facing chest in your storage. Pipes MUST be visually connected to Sorter controller and to filter. Filter has three modes: - Whitelist - Filtering by items in Filter…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/automaticsorter
- Owner
- smith.luk40
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15