Client Sort
by TerminalMC
With Client Sort, a player can tidy a chest or the player inventory by pressing one key, with the order chosen by a modifier held during the press.
What it does
Activating the sort button arranges the items of the open inventory. Without a modifier, the order follows where each item sits in the creative search tab. Holding Shift sorts by quantity in descending order, Control sorts alphabetically, and Alt sorts by ascending item ID. A second button tops up partial stacks in the other inventory using items from the origin inventory, and a restock button fills the other inventory from the origin inventory without creating new item types.
Client Sort is a client mod: only the client needs it, and a server can run without it. Where a server offers server-accelerated operations, the client may still be told by a warning when it asks for an operation the server does not allow. The player can then add a client-side policy that disables the operation, turns off server acceleration, or falls back to client operations. Required dependencies are Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Mod Menu, and the code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, so it is open source. Files target 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with snapshot builds published.
Key features
Sort by creative tab order
Without a modifier, the button arranges items according to the layout of the creative search tab.
Modifier-based sort orders
Shift, Control and Alt each select a different order: quantity, alphabetical name, or ascending item ID.
Top up partial stacks
A button fills partial stacks in the other inventory with items from the origin inventory.
Restock the other inventory
A restock action fills the other inventory from the origin without adding new item types.
Optional player inventory button
The button is off on the player inventory by default and can be enabled in the editor.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Storage management
Players who keep many chests organized use the sort orders to keep related items together.
Server-accelerated sorting
Players on servers that offer accelerated operations can fall back to client-side sorting through the policy setting.
Who it’s for: Players who manage large storage networks, and server owners whose players use inventory sorting. Players on servers that do not run the mod still need it installed to use the sort buttons.
How it compares
SimplesorterR is client-side only, licensed All rights reserved and not open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3. Flow Sort is also client-side only, under the MIT License, with files for 1.18.2 – 26.2. Inventory Management is open source under the MIT License, runs as client and server, and covers 1.18.2 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client Sort | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-26 |
| SimplesorterR | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Flow Sort | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-07 |
| Inventory Management | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does Client Sort need to be installed on the server?
Which dependencies does Client Sort require?
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In the catalog
Client Sort 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
Serverside policies are not synced to clients, so if a client attempts to perform a server-accelerated operation that the server does not allow, a warning message will be shown to the client. The player can then opt to add a client-side policy to disable the operation entirely, disable server acceleration, or enable…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/clientsort
- Owner
- TerminalMC
- Published
- 2024-06-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15