HexHopper
by TAPM
HexHopper changes how hoppers in vanilla Minecraft choose their push and pull directions, letting players set both from a compass after placement.
What it does
A hopper placed with HexHopper can take items from any of six faces and send them out through any of six faces. The placement face sets the spout, and the pull side is set automatically toward the closest valid funnel opening in the direction the player is looking. Vanilla hoppers only pull from above and push downward or sideways, and the mod removes that restriction.
Direction is adjusted with a compass without breaking the hopper. Holding the compass and right-clicking a hopper cycles the pull direction through five valid options, while left-clicking cycles the push direction through five. An action bar message shows the current direction after each click. Hoppers that were placed before HexHopper was installed keep the vanilla pull direction from above, and Minecart Hoppers fall back to that same vanilla behavior.
HexHopper is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric only, in two game versions, 26.2 and 26.3, with snapshot builds also available. The client and server both need it, so the server and every player must install it. It modifies the vanilla hopper block and its block entity with Mixins and leaves other hopper logic, storage mods and visual mods untouched. The mod is listed as compatible with others, and the mod's public source and issue tracker are available.
Key features
Six-direction placement
A hopper can be placed on any face of a block, including the top, and its spout points away from the clicked surface.
Independent push and pull
Push and pull directions can be changed separately, so one hopper can take from the top and send to the east, for example.
Compass reconfiguration
A held compass cycles the pull direction on right-click and the push direction on left-click, through five valid options each.
Action bar feedback
After each change, a message on the action bar shows the new push or pull direction, so the setting is visible without opening a screen.
Vanilla compatibility
Hoppers placed before the mod was installed keep the vanilla pull-from-above behavior, and Minecart Hoppers fall back to it.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
How it compares
HastyHoppers is a Fabric mod under the MIT License for 26.1 – 26.1.2, and it is server required with the client optional, so players can join without it. Filtered Hopper is also Fabric, for 26.2, server required with the client optional, and it is open source under the MIT License. Redstone Hopper is for 26.1.2 only, requires both the client and server, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HexHopper | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
| HastyHoppers | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-12 |
| Filtered Hopper | Fabric | 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-13 |
| Redstone Hopper | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
Questions
Does HexHopper need to be installed on both sides?
Which game versions does HexHopper support?
Do hoppers placed before installing HexHopper change behavior?
In the catalog
HexHopper is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Place hoppers in all 6 directions. Rotate push and pull independently with a compass. Vanilla hoppers are locked: they always pull from above and can only push downward or sideways. HexHopper removes that restriction. When you place a hopper, it faces the surface you clicked — including up. Use a compass to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hexhopper
- Owner
- TAPM
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
