Better Pickup
by ArkoSammy12
Better Pickup changes how dropped items can be picked up on a Fabric server, with per-item delays that server owners can configure.
What it does
Server owners can set individual pickup delays for items, so that items a player drops cannot be grabbed back at once. The delay can also apply to items dropped when a block is mined, which keeps a player from taking drops from a block they did not break. Each delay value has a minimum of one tick, and the mod works through server-side configuration.
Two extra gamerules toggle certain server-wide features related to picking up items, and the other settings follow the same gamerule approach. The mod is open source under the MIT License, with a public source code repository and an issue tracker. The mod draws most of its design from the Better Pickup plugin that Chailotl made for Spigot servers, and the author credits that plugin as the source of the idea.
Better Pickup requires Fabric API. It is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. Files cover 1.20.3, 1.20.4 and 1.21, and the latest Fabric file, 1.0.1-1.21, targets 1.21 and was published on 2024-07-07.
Key features
Per-item pickup delays
Server admins can set individual pickup delays for items, so drops from players are held back before anyone can collect them.
Delay for mined block drops
Items dropped by a mined block can carry a delay too, so the player who broke the block does not take them instantly.
Configurable gamerules
Pickup settings follow the gamerule system, and two extra gamerules toggle certain server-wide pickup features.
One-tick minimum
Configured delay values start at a minimum of one tick, which sets the shortest pause a dropped item can have.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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: Server owners who want to tune how dropped items are picked up. Players only need the mod if they run it on their own server; the server is the side that needs it.
How it compares
Better Pickup is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.3 – 1.21. Core Tweaks QOL is also server-side only and open source, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.1. Just Enough Pickups is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, and it is not open source, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Pickup | Fabric | 1.20.3 – 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-07-07 |
| Core Tweaks QOL | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-08 |
| Just Enough Pickups (JEP) | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
Questions
Does Better Pickup need Fabric API?
Does a player need Better Pickup on their client?
Which game versions does Better Pickup support?
Can the pickup delay be set per item?
In the catalog
Better Pickup is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
This is a Minecraft Fabric server-side mod that improves the item pickup mechanics of Minecraft. This mod is heavily based on the Better Pickup plugin for Spigot-based servers, developed by Chailotl. Credits for the idea of this mod as well as the mod's name goes to them.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-pickup
- Owner
- ArkoSammy12
- Published
- 2024-05-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15