Better Clipboard
Better Clipboard, a Fabric utility, adds keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting items in the inventory, plus a copy action that sends an item's name or identifier to the clipboard.
What it does
Better Clipboard extends the clipboard handling of Minecraft's inventory screens. Holding Ctrl while clicking an item copies it, and a Ctrl+V action places a copied item into the hovered slot. Copies can keep the item's tags, so the pasted stack matches the original's data. Ctrl+Shift+C copies the display name of an item as text, and Ctrl+Alt+C copies its registry identifier, which is useful when writing commands or configuration files.
Pasting a copied item into a slot works in creative mode and needs a server running the mod to take effect in multiplayer. The mod is a Fabric build for 1.20.2 – 26.3 and needs no other dependency. Files are published for 19 release versions, with 1.0.4 for 26.3 as the latest. It is a client-side only mod, so players install it alone and servers need nothing. It is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Ctrl+C item copy
Copies the hovered item to an internal clipboard, which Ctrl+V then pastes into another slot.
Copy with tags
Copies can carry the item's tags, so the pasted stack keeps the same data as the source.
Copy item name
Ctrl+Shift+C puts the display name of the hovered item on the system clipboard as text.
Copy item identifier
Ctrl+Alt+C puts the registry identifier of the hovered item on the system clipboard.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building with exact items
Copying a configured item with its tags lets a player fill several slots with the same stack without rebuilding it by hand.
Writing commands
Copying an identifier avoids looking up the registry name of an item when writing a give command or a data pack entry.
Who it’s for: Players who copy items often in creative mode, and players who write commands, data packs or configuration that refers to item identifiers.
How it compares
Chat Copy is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.20 – 26.1.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. CustomGive is also client-side on Fabric, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.3. Better Clipboard is not open source and its copy shortcuts are tied to the inventory screen.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Clipboard | Fabric | 1.20.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Chat Copy | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-09 |
| CustomGive | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Better Clipboard need Fabric API?
Does the server have to run Better Clipboard?
Which versions does Better Clipboard support?
In the catalog
Better Clipboard is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod adds more clipboard quality of life features. Ctrl+V on slot: pastes copied item (requires mod on server or creative), can also paste copied identifier
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-clipboard
- Owner
- NotTouchedGrass
- Published
- 2024-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15