Hender Chests
by hennyhex
Hender Chests gives server owners configurable chests that each player can open from chat, with limits set per user or group.
What it does
Chests are created and managed on the server, and the main config file sets how many rows each chest has, up to 6. A player reaches a personal Hender Chest by sending a chat line that begins with the configured prefix, and the default prefix is a colon. A chest can be given a name, so a player may keep a separate chest called mobdrops and open it the same way.
Permissions decide who may create chests and how many. Server owners can set limits for regular users and for admins, and the permission format follows the same pattern for both. The mod integrates with LuckPerms for finer permission control, so limits can be set per group. Hender Chests needs Fabric API and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.1, with a single 1.0.0 build per loader.
Key features
Configurable inventories
The server sets how big each chest is: rows per chest can go up to 6, and the server determines the layout.
Per-user and group limits
The number of Hender Chests a player can create is capped per user or per group through permissions.
Chat access
Chests open through a chat message that starts with a configurable prefix, so no key item or command menu is needed.
Named chests
Players can create several chests with names, such as mobdrops, and open each one by name from chat.
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
Survival storage on a server
Server owners give each player a small chest allowance, and players reach their storage from chat without walking back to a shared spot.
Permission-based groups
Servers that already use LuckPerms can assign different chest counts to ranks through the same permission system.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want personal storage limited by permission, and players on those servers who prefer opening storage from chat.
How it compares
Hender Chests is server-side only, so players join without installing it. Its license is All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Sorted - Inventory & Chest Sorting, Quick Stack is client-side only and covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.3, so it is a different kind of tool for sorting rather than storage. Wider Ender Chests is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 and requires both sides, while Hender Chests works on the server alone for 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hender Chests | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-04-25 |
| Sorted - Inventory & Chest Sorting, Quick Stack | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Wider Ender Chests | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-01 |
Questions
Does a player need Hender Chests installed?
Which loader should a server use?
How are chest limits set?
In the catalog
Hender Chests is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Players can open their Hender Chests using a chat message that starts with the configured prefix (default:..). Opens the player's Hender Chest named mobdrops (if it exists).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hender-chests
- Owner
- hennyhex
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15