FlowInventory
FlowInventory sorts stacks in the inventory by category and can switch hotbar layouts when a player changes activity, such as mining or combat.
What it does
Pressing R sorts the inventory with a smart category sort that groups tools, armor, food, blocks, redstone items and others, and can optionally merge partial stacks. Smart Alphabetical is a second sort order. Activity profiles follow what the player is doing: they can be detected automatically, with an optional HUD, or cycled by hand with G and V. Each profile carries its own hotbar rules, and profiles with no matching items are skipped.
The hotbar layout is applied by the server for each activity, so a preset set on a dedicated server reaches every player. The main hand is given the right tool for the current profile, for example a compass before a sword during exploration. Settings are stored as JSON and can be edited in the Mod Menu screen, which uses Cloth Config bundled inside the JAR. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published for Fabric Loader 0.15 and newer on Minecraft 1.20.1.
Key features
Smart category sort
Pressing R sorts stacks by category, with an optional merge of partially filled stacks.
Activity profiles
Profiles for mining, combat, building, farming and exploration switch by detection or manually with G and V.
Server-applied hotbar layouts
The server sets a hotbar preset for each activity, so the layout stays the same for every player.
Configurable settings
Options are kept in JSON and can be changed through the Mod Menu settings screen.
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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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who carry many item types and want the inventory sorted by category, and server owners who want shared hotbar presets for activities.
How it compares
Kabutack Essentials is client-side only, is not open source and is published for Fabric on 1.20 – 1.21.11. Chai's Inventory Sorter is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on client and server and covers 1.20 – 1.20.4. ChestSorter is client-side only, released under the Apache License 2.0, and has a Fabric file for 1.21.1 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlowInventory | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.3 | Client and server | 2026-05-03 |
| Kabutack Essentials | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-29 |
| Chai's Inventory Sorter | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-08-17 |
| ChestSorter | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-05 |
Questions
Does FlowInventory need Fabric API?
Does the server need FlowInventory for the hotbar presets?
Which Minecraft versions does FlowInventory support?
Can the sorting be configured?
In the catalog
FlowInventory is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 10,115 mods support Minecraft 1.20.3.
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What the author says
FlowInventory helps you stay organized: press R to sort your inventory by smart categories, and use G / V to switch activity profiles (mining, combat, building, farming, exploration, etc.). The mod picks sensible main-hand items for each profile and works on dedicated servers when installed on both server and client…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flowinventory
- Owner
- Dino_Crafting
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15