Builder's Shulkers
by Moncef-dev
Builder's Shulkers lets a player open a shulker box in the hotbar and place its blocks straight from the box, without unpacking it.
What it does
Pressing Ctrl and right-clicking while holding a shulker box switches the player into Pocket-Build mode, in which each right-click puts a block from the box into the world and the box remains in the player's hand. Middle-clicking a block already in the box picks it for building. Holding Ctrl shows the full contents of the box as an overlay above the hotbar, so a builder can see what is stored without opening it.
Right-clicking a shulker box brings up its inventory, where stacks are handled with the standard controls: left and right click, shift-click, dragging, the number keys for the hotbar, and dropping. Opening one box while another is already open switches to the new box directly. Fabric API must be placed in the mods folder, and the mod runs on client and server. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge for 26.3, and the source code is open under the MIT License.
Key features
Pocket-Build mode
Holding Ctrl with right-click on a held shulker box places blocks from its contents directly into the world.
Middle-click block pick
Middle-clicking a block in a box selects it, so the next placement uses that block.
Peek overlay
Holding Ctrl displays the box's full contents above the hotbar without opening the inventory.
Direct box switching
Right-clicking a second shulker box while one is open switches the inventory to the new box.
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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: Players who build with blocks stored in shulker boxes, in single-player or on multiplayer servers where both the server and every player run the mod.
How it compares
Shulker Box Labels is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.5 – 26.3 that runs on client and server and is under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. ShulkerPeek adds a client-side preview of box contents on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.9 – 26.3 under the MIT License, and it changes nothing on the server. Smart Shulker Unboxer on Fabric for 1.21 – 26.1.2 covers client and server under the MIT License, with no open source claim in the brief.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder's Shulkers | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Shulker Box Labels | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
| ShulkerPeek | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-24 |
| Smart Shulker Unboxer | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-21 |
Questions
Does Builder's Shulkers need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
Builder's Shulkers is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Builder's Shulkers lets you use a shulker box's contents without ever placing it down. Open and rearrange one straight from your inventory, and place blocks from a shulker held in your hotbar while you build. Put this mod and Fabric API in your mods folder.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/builders-shulkers
- Owner
- Moncef-dev
- Published
- 2026-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15