Creative Tab Search
by TheKryzzz_
Creative Tab Search puts a filter bar in the creative inventory, so players can type a mod ID, a tag or an item registry ID and see matching items at once.
What it does
When a player opens the creative inventory, a search field appears that understands three kinds of input: plain text, a mod ID or name prefixed with #, and a tag name prefixed with #. Plain text matches item names as usual. Typing a mod ID such as create or farmersdelight shows only that mod's items, and a tag such as tools, logs or c:ores shows the items that belong to it. Filters can be combined in one query, so create tools iron minecraft narrows the results to items from several sources at once.
The search bar is built on an item-based index that includes only mods which add items. Libraries and performance mods that add no items therefore do not clutter the suggestions. While a player types, a dropdown lists the available mods and tags, styled after the vanilla autocomplete popup and drawn to match the standard inventory container, with slot-styled rows for each item. The mod is a client-side only addition for NeoForge 1.21.1 and changes nothing about the game on a server.
Key features
Mod and tag filters
Prefixing a mod ID or a tag name with # limits the creative inventory to the matching items.
Combined queries
Several filters and plain text terms can be typed together in one search, narrowing the result to items that match all of them.
Autocomplete dropdown
A dropdown of available mods and tags appears as the player types, with smooth scrolling and vanilla-style rows.
Registry ID lookup
Typing an item's registry ID, such as diamond sword, finds the item directly.
Keyboard and mouse control
The dropdown can be used with the mouse, the Up and Down arrow keys, and Tab or Enter to select, with Esc to close it.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Tag & Component Tooltips is client-side only, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, and covers NeoForge 1.21 – 1.21.11, so it targets a wider version range than this mod. Keybind Search is also client-side only and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0, but it is built for 1.21.1 alone. Crafting Name Tag is server-side only under All rights reserved and is limited to 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Tab Search | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-02 |
| Tag & Component Tooltips | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Keybind Search | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-08-20 |
| Crafting Name Tag | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-07-21 |
Questions
Does Creative Tab Search need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions and loaders does Creative Tab Search support?
Why does a search show no mod dropdown entries for some installed mods?
In the catalog
Creative Tab Search is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A lightweight, client-side quality-of-life mod for Minecraft that enhances the creative inventory search bar with mod, tag, and registry name filtering, accompanied by a vanilla-styled autocomplete dropdown.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creative-tab-search
- Owner
- TheKryzzz_
- Published
- 2026-09-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15