Create: Compatible Storage
by Dadamalda
Create: Compatible Storage adds block tags so modded chests, barrels and cabinets can be used on Create contraptions, where they would otherwise be ignored.
What it does
Modded chest variants on a Create contraption are not registered as inventories, which blocks item transfer from contraption actors, manual opening and access through portable storage interfaces. The mod solves this by assigning the correct block tags to supported blocks, so they behave like the standard storage they resemble.
Support covers chest and barrel variants, cabinets, drawers and shelves from a long list of storage and furniture mods, including Quark, Woodworks, Farmer's Delight, Iron Chests and several Let's Do sets. Create is required, and the optional companion mods only add blocks when they are installed. The mod runs on client and server and is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 and the latest build for 1.21.1. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source.
Key features
Contraption inventory tags
Supported chests and barrels are tagged so contraption actors can insert and extract their items.
Portable storage access
Tagged storage blocks can be reached through portable storage interfaces on a contraption.
Consistent GUI titles
Mounted storages show names that drop the color prefix, so a mounted shulker box is labeled by its type alone.
Matching open and close sounds
Barrels play a close sound and shulker boxes keep their own sounds on contraptions.
Extra block effects
Smoke rises from Carved Wood campfire variants on contraptions, and Alex's Caves gingerbread doors can be opened there.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 26
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Chipped, Every Compat (Stone Zone), Alex's Caves, [Let's Do] Bakery - Farm&Charm Compat, Farmer's Delight, [Let's Do] Beachparty, Hexerei, Carved Wood, [Let's Do] Meadow, [Let's Do] Brewery - Farm&Charm Compat, Another Furniture, Ars Nouveau, Quark, Every Compat (Wood Good), Stone Chest, Woodworks, Goety - The Dark Arts, More Chests Variants (MCV), Iron Shulker Boxes, Iron Chests
Use cases
Modded chests on a conveyor
A contraption that moves items from a mod's decorative chest into a machine works once the chest is tagged.
Who it’s for: Players who build Create contraptions with storage from other mods, and server owners who want those blocks to work in automated setups.
How it compares
Create: Storage Drawers compat is a server-side mod under the MIT License for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, so it fits servers without requiring a client install. Storage Drawers Visual Tweaks is client-required and also MIT licensed for the same range, targeting the visual side of drawers. Woodworks is a client and server mod for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 under a custom license and is not open source, while this mod covers its chest variants through tags.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create: Compatible Storage | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-12 |
| Create: Storage Drawers compat | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-05-28 |
| Storage Drawers Visual Tweaks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-08-29 |
| Woodworks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-17 |
Questions
Does Create: Compatible Storage need Create?
Must the mod be installed on both sides?
Which loader should be used for 1.21.1?
Which companion mods are supported?
In the catalog
Create: Compatible Storage is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Modded chests variants on contraptions are not treated as an inventory and therefore can't pick up items from contraption actors, be opened by hand or accessed by portable storage interfaces. This mod aims to fix this issue by adding the proper block tags, so you can use prettier chests.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-compatible-storage
- Owner
- Dadamalda
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15