Blip
Blip is a Fabric and Quilt utility that puts a searched item straight into the player's hand, activated from a text box.
What it does
Pressing the search key, J by default, opens a text box where the player types a query. Blip matches items with a fuzzy search, so a partial or slightly misspelled name still finds the item. Pressing Enter places the top result in the hand. The search key can be changed in the key bindings. The design follows system-wide search tools such as Spotlight on macOS.
A query can carry a number, written before or after the item name and separated by a space, to set how many items are given. Examples from the author include carr 16 and 16 carr, both of which give 16 carrots. In Creative mode a single item is given. In Survival mode the first stack is moved into the hand, and whatever the hand already holds is moved to the slot the selected item came from.
The mod is client-side only and is released under the MIT License, so it is open source. It requires Fabric API. Files exist for 1.21.2 – 26.3 on Fabric, with 2.0.1 for 26.3 as the latest. Quilt builds are also published, with 1.0.3 for 1.21.8 as the latest.
Key features
Fuzzy item search
Items are matched with the Apache FuzzyScore system, so approximate names still return results.
Search in the text box
Typing in the text box filters items, and Enter places the top result in the hand.
Count in the query
A number before or after the item name sets how many items are given in one search.
Configurable search key
The key that opens the search box is set in the key bindings and defaults to J.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 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
Quick item access
Players who need a single block or tool mid-build can fetch it without opening the creative inventory or the crafting menu.
Giving stacks in survival
Players can pull a full stack of a material into the hand from a query, moving the previous contents back to the slot they came from.
Who it’s for: Players who want to fetch items by typing their names, in either Creative or Survival mode. Players on Quilt and Fabric who run a client can use it; servers do not need it.
How it compares
FuzzPick is a Fabric client mod released under the MIT License for 1.21.10, with a similar fuzzy search. XpBottle Grabber is server-side only, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 on Fabric and Quilt, so it works on a server without a client install.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blip | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-29 |
| FuzzPick | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-23 |
| XpBottle Grabber | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-30 |
Questions
Does Blip need Fabric API?
Does a server need Blip installed?
Which versions does Blip support?
In the catalog
Blip 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
A fast and easy fuzzy-search item grabber. Blip is a Fabric mod that allows you to quickly put any item in your hand. It is designed to be quick and easy to use and is inspired by the Spotlight system-wide search on macOS and other desktop application launchers.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/blip
- Owner
- BogTheMudWing
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15