Carpet Shadow Legacy
by Ksandr707
Carpet Shadow Legacy brings back Shadow Items for Carpet on Fabric, with settings that stop items from being unlinked or duplicated.
What it does
Shadow Items are items that stay linked to a shared stack, so changes to one copy update the others. Carpet Shadow Legacy keeps that behavior working on current versions and adds options that decide how shadow items behave after a restart or a reload of the save. Its settings are set through Carpet commands, and it works alongside Carpet and Carpet TIS Addition.
The mod covers two areas: fixes for unlinking and duplication, and tools that show and limit how shadow items are combined. A tooltip can display the unique identifier of a shadow item when the mouse hovers over it, and the length of that identifier can be changed. Carpet Shadow Legacy runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is published for Fabric across 14 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2.
Key features
Persistent shadow items
Shadow items can be kept linked after a restart or reload, with the behavior set by a Carpet command.
Unlink and duplication fixes
Several settings target cases where shadow items become unlinked or duplicated, and a shadow item update reaches other stacks and inventories.
Identifier tooltip
Hovering a shadow item shows its unique identifier, and the displayed length of that identifier can be changed.
Crafting with an ender chest
Shadow items can be crafted in a crafting grid using an ender chest, and several suppressors can be used to obtain them again.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 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
Optional 1
Use cases
Survival and multiplayer servers
Server owners who run Carpet can enable shadow item fixes so that linked items behave consistently for every player.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who use Carpet and want shadow items to stay linked, along with the Carpet TIS Addition options that accompany them.
How it compares
Carpet Ice Addition is a server-side only Fabric mod, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, for 1.21 – 26.3, so players join without installing it. Pixel Carpet is open source under the MIT License for Fabric 1.21 – 26.3, and either side can run it while neither needs it. Carpet Shadow Legacy requires both sides and is limited to shadow item behavior.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet Shadow Legacy | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Carpet Ice Addition | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Pixel Carpet | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-06-06 |
Questions
Does Carpet Shadow Legacy need Carpet installed?
Does the server need the mod for players to use it?
Which Minecraft versions are covered?
In the catalog
Carpet Shadow Legacy is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
Similar mods
What the author says
Carpet Addon for bringing back Item Shadowing in modern Minecraft versions. Originally, Carpet-Shadow was developed by MattyMatty97, but his project is abandoned now.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/carpet-shadow-legacy
- Owner
- Ksandr707
- Published
- 2025-07-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15