Better Chest : Item Sort and Match Highlight / Glow (B Mods)
by ZyadN
Better Chest: Item Sort and Match Highlight adds sorting for chests and a glow that marks matching items between a player's inventory and an open container.
What it does
Sorting is available in chest-style containers through a drop-down menu that orders contents by type, quantity or name in A-Z order. When a container is open, items that match stacks in the player's inventory are highlighted in yellow, and a hover highlight in green shows the target while the cursor moves over slots. The highlight runs passively, so no key press is needed to see matches.
Each feature can be switched on or off from the in-game settings menu, which keeps the behavior adjustable on single-player worlds and multiplayer servers alike. The mod is published for Fabric and Forge, with Fabric API required on Fabric, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Fabric API is required, and it must sit next to the mod on Fabric installs. The latest Fabric file is 1.0.0 for 26.2, dated 2026-08-01, and the latest Forge file is 1.0.0 for 1.21.1, published the same day.
Key features
Automatic match highlight
Items that match stacks in the inventory are highlighted in yellow while a chest or container is open.
Hover highlight
A green outline marks the slot under the cursor, making it easier to track which item goes where.
Chest sorting menu
A drop-down menu sorts chest contents by type, quantity or name in A-Z order.
In-game settings
Each feature can be toggled from the settings menu without editing config files.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep many storage containers, and server owners who want clean container management without extra commands.
How it compares
Sophisticated Inventory Interactions is for Forge and NeoForge, covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 and runs on client and server under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Storage Finders works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is client-side only. Smart Item Highlight is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2, client-side only, and is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Chest : Item Sort and Match Highlight / Glow (B Mods) | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
| Sophisticated Inventory Interactions | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
| Storage Finders | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-21 |
| Smart Item Highlight | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-05 |
Questions
Does Better Chest need Fabric API?
Does the server need Better Chest?
Which Forge version is the latest?
In the catalog
Better Chest : Item Sort and Match Highlight / Glow (B Mods) is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Better Chest makes container management visually clean and effortless.
Official listing
- Owner
- ZyadN
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15