BetterPeek
by Nekuzaky
BetterPeek lets a player look inside chests, barrels and shulker boxes from a small preview window without opening them.
What it does
Aiming at a container shows a small floating preview of its contents, covering chests, barrels, hoppers, droppers, dispensers and shulker boxes. Moving the crosshair onto another container updates the window, so a row of storage can be checked quickly while walking past it.
Once a container has been opened, BetterPeek remembers what was inside, so the last known contents stay visible the next time it is aimed at. Shulker boxes also preview when hovered in the inventory, creative menu or a chest screen, and the contents travel with the item on servers.
The mod is client-side only, so servers do not need it and players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and is built for Minecraft 1.21.11 with Fabric Loader 0.18.4 or newer and Java 21. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Container preview window
A small window shows the items in a chest, barrel, hopper, dropper or dispenser when the container is aimed at.
Shulker box inventory preview
Hovering a shulker box in an inventory or creative menu shows its contents in a preview.
Remembered contents
Containers that were opened before keep their last known contents in the preview until they are opened again.
One-key preview toggle
The V key turns the preview off and on, and the controls screen lists the other BetterPeek options.
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
Checking storage in a base
Players with many chests can see which one holds a needed item without opening each one in turn.
Browsing shulker boxes
Shulker boxes can be inspected from the inventory or a chest screen, without placing or opening them.
Who it’s for: Players who keep many containers in survival or creative worlds and want to check their contents from the game view. Server owners can use it without any installation on the server side.
How it compares
Shulker Palette is a client and server mod under the MIT License and is open source, with 1.21.11 as its version. UniversalFinder is client-side only, published under All rights reserved and not open source, for 1.21.11. Chest Preview is client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source, and targets 1.21.1 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterPeek | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-25 |
| Shulker Palette | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| UniversalFinder | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-03 |
| Chest Preview | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
Questions
Does BetterPeek need Fabric API?
Does a server need BetterPeek installed?
Does the preview update while the container is closed?
In the catalog
BetterPeek is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
BetterPeek adds a tiny preview window that shows the contents of any chest, barrel, hopper, dropper, dispenser or shulker box. Aim at it, glance at the preview, move on. No more cracking open ten chests to find that one diamond. World containers. Once you've opened a container, BetterPeek remembers what's inside. The…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterpeek
- Owner
- Nekuzaky
- Published
- 2026-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15