CreativeTabSearch
CreativeTabSearch puts a search bar above the creative inventory tabs so players can filter the item menus as they type.
What it does
A text box appears above the creative tabs and narrows the displayed items to those whose names match the input. Clearing the field restores the full list, and a click on the X button beside the box removes the input immediately. Advanced queries use prefixes: modid: lists tabs that contain items from the given mod, and itemid: lists tabs that contain a matching item, with multiple inputs allowed in one query. Support for prefixed searching was added in version 0.1.2.
The mod is client-side only, so players install it and servers do not need it. Fabric API is required on Fabric, and the code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, which makes the project open source. Builds are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20 – 1.20.4, with the latest file on each loader targeting 1.20.4 or 1.20.1. The mod also works with international languages, including Chinese Simplified.
Key features
Creative tab search bar
A search field sits above the creative tabs and filters the item menus as the player types.
Quick clear
The X button beside the search box removes the input at once and restores the full list.
Prefixed queries
The modid: and itemid: prefixes narrow results to tabs by mod or by item, and accept several inputs.
Language support
Searches work with international languages such as Chinese Simplified.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Finding items in a large modpack
Players browsing creative menus with many installed mods can jump to one mod's items with a modid: query.
Locating a specific item
An itemid: query shows the creative tabs that hold a matching item, which helps when the tab is unknown.
Who it’s for: Players who use the creative inventory in single-player or on a client, especially with large modpacks that add many tabs. Because the mod runs only on the client, server owners do not need to install it.
How it compares
OmniVseved is a Forge-only, client-side mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Recreative runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2, is open source under the MIT License, and needs to be installed on the client and server. CrystallineFlowerSearch is a Forge client-side mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CreativeTabSearch | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-03-05 |
| OmniVseved | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-11 |
| Recreative | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
| CrystallineFlowerSearch | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does CreativeTabSearch need Fabric API?
Does a server need CreativeTabSearch?
How does a player search for items from one mod only?
In the catalog
CreativeTabSearch is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Fabric is now supported, but the required Fabric API must be installed. Note that you can only use this mod on the client. Attempting to add it to the dedicated server will result in a crash.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creativetabsearch
- Owner
- src_resources
- Published
- 2024-02-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15