Better Inventory Sorting (BTA 8.0.1)
by Glitchy_404
Better Inventory Sorting puts a sort button on chest and inventory screens, so players can order stacks by item, metadata and quantity in one click.
What it does
Sorting works on the chest screen and the player inventory, and it can move the same items between a chest and the inventory in either direction. Items are ordered by item ID ascending, then by metadata such as wool color, and finally by quantity descending. The mod is a port of Sort Chest for BTA 8.0.1 and is currently limited to chest GUIs, with other screens planned for a later update.
The mod works by emulating mouse clicks instead of changing inventory data directly, which is why items can briefly jump during a sort. HalpLibe is required and must be installed alongside it. Better Inventory Sorting is client-side only, so servers run without it and players can use it on their own game. It is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, is open source, and its code and issue tracker are public. Snapshot builds are published, and files target b1.7.3 only.
Key features
Sort by item and metadata
Stacks are ordered by item ID ascending, then by metadata such as wool color, so matching blocks group together.
Quantity ordering
Within the same item and metadata, the largest stacks come first after a sort.
Chest and inventory moves
Matching items can be moved from the inventory into a chest, or from a chest back to the inventory.
Rebindable keys and mod menu
The sort controls can be rebound in the key settings and the mod is selectable from the ModMenu list.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Organizing storage chests
Players with several chests can tidy each one, keeping like items together in a predictable order.
Clearing the inventory
Matching stacks can be pushed into a chest, freeing slots in the player inventory.
Who it’s for: Players on b1.7.3 who keep many items in chests and want a faster way to arrange them. Players who run the game alone or with others on a server use it on their own client.
How it compares
Sort Chest for BTA 7.0_02 to 7.3 is the original this mod ports. It is client-side only, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and published for b1.7.3. Better With Autostack is also client-side only and open source, released under the MIT License for b1.7.3, but it automates stacking rather than sorting on a click.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Inventory Sorting (BTA 8.0.1) | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client-side only | 2026-08-03 |
| Sort Chest (BTA 7.0_02–7.3) | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client-side only | 2025-06-21 |
| Better With Autostack | BTA Babric | b1.7.3 | Client-side only | 2026-03-09 |
Questions
Does Better Inventory Sorting need HalpLibe?
Does the server need this mod?
Which screens can it sort right now?
In the catalog
Better Inventory Sorting (BTA 8.0.1) is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
This mod adds several buttons in the GUI (As of now this is only supported by Chest GUI and it will be expanded in the next update to support other GUIs like Inventory). Yes, you can use the better inventory sorting mod on a server. However, the item might jump for a while after sorting because the mod will emulate…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-inventory-sorting
- Owner
- Glitchy_404
- Published
- 2026-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15