Drawers 3
by ryleestatler
Drawers 3 is a Forge storage mod that adds upgradeable drawer blocks, and it is the sequel to Drawers Drawers 2 in a line that began with Drawers 1.
What it does
Drawers 3 adds upgradeable storage drawers and backpacks, with wood and netherite tiers. A drawer holds one item type, and the stored count can grow as the drawer is upgraded. Upgraded drawers keep the items they contain, while downgrading a drawer deletes items that do not fit the smaller storage.
The mod was made because the author had moved modpacks 1.12.2 – 1.16.5 and found no similar mod for the Iron Chests replacement. The author had preferred drawer mods over the Iron Chests 1.16.5 version, and Drawers 2 was never released after the source code of Drawers 1 was lost. The author says Drawers 2 had design choices the author was not happy with, so this release continues the line instead.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 (three release versions), and the latest Forge file, 1 for 1.18.2, dates from 2025-02-04 on the alpha channel. The code is licensed as All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Upgradeable drawers
Drawers can be upgraded to hold more items, and upgraded drawers keep what they already store.
Wood and netherite tiers
Storage drawers and backpacks come in wood and netherite versions, so capacity scales through the game.
Safe downgrades
Downgrading a drawer that cannot fit its contents deletes the items that do not fit, so players should empty a drawer first.
Drawer and backpack storage
Backpacks join the drawers as portable storage that holds several item types in one place.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack storage
Modpack builders replacing chests with drawers can keep item storage compact on a server.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want upgradeable item storage on Forge, especially those porting older Iron Chests setups to 1.16.5 or later.
How it compares
More Vanilla Drawers is a Forge option for 1.20.1 only, released under the MIT License and open source, with client and server environment. Drawers Tooltip is open source under the MIT License, shows drawer contents in tooltips, runs client-side only and covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1. GregTech Storage Drawers is open source under the MIT License, for Forge 1.20.1, and needs both client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawers 3 | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-04 |
| More Vanilla Drawers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-19 |
| Drawers Tooltip | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-08-03 |
| GregTech Storage Drawers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-26 |
Questions
Does Drawers 3 need to be installed on the server?
Which versions does Drawers 3 support?
What happens when a drawer is downgraded?
More from ryleestatler
What the author says
Drawers 3 is the sequel to my "Drawers" and "Drawers 2". When I moved my modpacks from 1.12.2 to 1.16.5, "Iron Chests" (the mod I was using in 1.12.2) didn't have a 1.16.5 version. So I made this because I didn't find any similar mods. Now that "Iron Chests" has a 1.16.5 version I realized I prefer my drawers mods…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/drawers-3
- Owner
- ryleestatler
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15