Dual-dye shulkers
by JOMOGO
Dual-dye shulkers lets players color the lid and the base of a shulker box separately, using two dyes on one box.
What it does
Holding a dye and pressing Shift with right-click on a shulker box colors its lid, while holding a dye and pressing Ctrl with right-click colors its base, so the two halves can carry different colors. Dunking a shulker box into a water cauldron resets both halves to their default look. The result is 256 extra color combinations on top of the vanilla shulker colors.
Color-coding helps players tell apart boxes that hold different materials in a storage system, and the two-tone look lets a builder use shulker boxes as decoration. The mod requires Fabric API. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional and add a settings screen when present. Files are published for Fabric only, across six game versions 1.21.1 – 26.2, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Separate lid and base colors
Each half of a shulker box takes its own dye, so one box can show two colors.
Dye-based controls
Shift with right-click applies a dye to the lid, and Ctrl with right-click applies it to the base.
Reset by water
Dunking a colored shulker box in a water cauldron returns it to its default colors.
256 extra combinations
Lid and base colors combine to give 256 extra color combinations for shulker boxes.
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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
Optional 2
Use cases
Color-coding storage
Assigning a color pair to each box type makes a storage system easier to scan at a glance.
Building decoration
Two-tone shulker boxes can serve as decorative blocks in builds and displays.
Who it’s for: Players who sort items into shulker boxes in survival or creative worlds, and builders who want shulker boxes that look distinct from one another. Only the player who places the color needs the mod for it to appear in their own world.
How it compares
Split Shulker Boxes is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 1.21.3, with a client and server environment. HerrShulker is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for Fabric 1.21.10 – 1.21.11, and is server required with the client optional. Dual-dye shulkers covers only Fabric, with a range of 1.21.1 – 26.2 and its own files published for that loader.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual-dye shulkers | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Not published | 2026-07-22 |
| Split Shulker Boxes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2025-07-17 |
| HerrShulker | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-09 |
Questions
Does Dual-dye shulkers need Fabric API?
Are Cloth Config API and Mod Menu needed?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Dual-dye shulkers is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Unlock 256 extra color combinations! Apply different colors to the lid and base of shulker boxes separately. ---
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dual-dye-shulkers
- Owner
- JOMOGO
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15