Click2Pick
by saltywater
Click2Pick changes how dropped items behave: once auto-pickup is turned off, players choose which item to take by aiming at it and right-clicking.
What it does
Dropped items stop being picked up automatically when a player walks over them. Instead, a player sneaks to pick up everything nearby, or right-clicks a specific item the crosshair points at. Right-clicking a dropped item also shows its name above the crosshair, so it can be identified before it is taken.
Items no longer hover or spin once dropped; they lie flat on the ground, which the author describes as a small visual change that removes some of the physics overhead. Sneaking restores the default auto-pickup behavior, so the vanilla setup comes back whenever it is needed.
The mod is aimed at players who find clogged inventories a problem in long survival runs. It runs on Fabric and Forge, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player install it. Files are published for 1.19 – 1.21.5 across 15 release versions, and the latest Fabric and Forge builds are 1.0.0 for 1.21.5. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Manual item pickup
Auto-pickup is disabled, so items stay on the ground until a player chooses to take them.
Sneak to collect nearby items
Sneaking picks up everything around the player, and sneaking again returns the normal behavior.
Aim-and-click selection
A player can take one exact item by aiming at it and right-clicking, leaving the rest on the ground.
Flat, stationary drops
Dropped items lie flat on the ground instead of floating and hovering, which reduces visual clutter.
Item name display
Right-clicking a dropped item shows its name above the crosshair before it is taken.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more control over which dropped items enter their inventory, including players who play on servers where the mod is installed on both sides.
How it compares
Pickup is an alternative that shares the client and server environment of Click2Pick and is open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.20.6. Take It is also open source under the MIT License and is client and server, but only has a file for 1.20.1. Hide Dropped Items is client-side only under the MIT License, covering 1.19 – 1.21.11, so it changes only what the player sees and does not alter pickup.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Click2Pick | Fabric and Forge | 1.19 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-21 |
| Pickup | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-05-23 |
| Take It | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-26 |
| Hide Dropped Items | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-02 |
Questions
Does Click2Pick need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Click2Pick support?
How is one item picked up without the others?
In the catalog
Click2Pick is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
It allows players to pick from the floor exactly the items they want by aiming at the item and right clicking it. Not only this bumps up immersion but it also helps a lot with Minecraft´s biggest problem (For me): a clogged inventory.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/click2pick
- Owner
- saltywater
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15