Filter Chest Setup
by DeeKahy
Filter Chest Setup lays out a container with one click, placing filter items and shears in fixed slots so a sorter can read the layout.
What it does
Clicking set up filter arranges the open container into a fixed layout: the slot before the last three gets 5 filter items, the slot before that gets 1, and the last three slots each receive a single shear, because shears do not stack. Slots that already hold something are left alone, and an empty chest is the expected starting point. If there are not enough items, the mod reports what is missing and changes nothing.
The filter item defaults to a poppy renamed Filter. A player can pick any other item by placing it on the cursor and selecting it from the hotbar, or by clicking pick filter item. A filter item with a custom name only stacks with items that carry that exact name, and an empty filterItemName matches the item regardless of its name, so the layout can be tuned for specific stock. Filter Chest Setup is client-side only, so the server does not need it, and the mod is a Fabric mod for version 26.2. Its files are released under the MIT License, and it is open source.
Key features
One-click layout
A single click fills the open chest with the filter layout, saving the player from placing each filter item by hand.
Configurable filter item
The filter item can be changed per use, and any item can serve as the filter, with the poppy renamed Filter as the default.
Named filter matching
A custom name on the filter item restricts matches to items with that exact name and counts stacks accordingly.
Missing item report
When the inventory lacks enough items, the mod names what is missing and leaves the container unchanged.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Storage builders and survival players who keep sorted chests, and server owners whose sorting machines rely on a repeatable filter pattern.
How it compares
Shulker Layouts is a Fabric mod for 26.2 with a client-side only environment and the MIT License, so it is open source; it arranges shulker boxes rather than chests. Chest Sort is client-side only and is not open source, released under All rights reserved for 1.21 – 26.2. Chest Profile is also open source under the MIT License and client-side only, with Fabric and NeoForge files for 26.2 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filter Chest Setup | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-24 |
| Shulker Layouts | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-16 |
| Chest Sort | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| Chest Profile | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Filter Chest Setup need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Filter Chest Setup support?
How is the filter item chosen?
In the catalog
Filter Chest Setup 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
A client-side Fabric mod that fills a chest into a filter layout with one click, using items from your inventory. It's for servers where a filter or sorter chest has to be stocked in a fixed pattern to hit a specific comparator signal strength. On a double chest that's 3 shears and 55 filter items.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/filter-chest-setup
- Owner
- DeeKahy
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15