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HowManyItems

by spacecraft

HowManyItems is an inventory editor and recipe viewer for Minecraft Beta versions, used to look up how items are made and to edit the inventory.

ModLoaderClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen sourceb1.5_01 – b1.8.1

What it does

HowManyItems gives Minecraft b1.5_01 through b1.8.1 a recipe viewer modeled on the inventory tools later Minecraft releases became known for. Players browse the recipes and items available, and pressing BACKSPACE returns to the previous recipe searched.

The mod is installed by adding it to a ModLoader setup, and the zip is placed in the .minecraft/mods folder. Modmakers can add their own tabs through the addModTab method, so other mods can show extra screens inside it. The code is licensed under the MIT License and is open source.

The mod is client-side only, so only the player's client needs it and a server runs without it. Builds are published for b1.5_01, b1.7.3 and b1.8.1, and snapshot builds are published as well. The source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Recipe viewer

    Lists recipes for items in Beta-era Minecraft so players can check how a crafted item is made.

  2. Inventory editor

    Lets players edit their inventory from within the game, for building and testing purposes.

  3. Backspace navigation

    Pressing BACKSPACE returns to the previously searched recipe, making it quick to move between lookups.

  4. Tabs for modmakers

    Other mod authors can add their own tabs with addModTab, so their content appears inside HowManyItems.

No per-version build data
Modrinth lists game versions for this project (b1.5_01 – b1.8.1), but the source data has no build per game version and loader, so the compatibility grid is not shown.

Use cases

Checking crafting recipes

Players looking up how an item is made in an old Beta world can use the recipe viewer without leaving the game.

Testing inventories

Builders and testers can change their inventory contents directly through the editor.

Who it’s for: Players of Beta-era Minecraft who want recipe lookup and inventory editing, and modmakers who want to add their own tabs to the interface.

Questions

Which versions does HowManyItems support?

The mod has builds for b1.5_01, b1.7.3 and b1.8.1, so the range covers b1.5_01 – b1.8.1 with three release versions.

Does HowManyItems need to be installed on a server?

No. Only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it.

What does HowManyItems require to run?

It runs on ModLoader, which must be installed first. The zip of the mod is then placed in the .minecraft/mods folder.

In the catalog

HowManyItems is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder. 71 mods support Minecraft b1.8.1.

Economy mods2,072Mods for b1.8.171

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What the author says

HowManyItems (HMI) is an inventory editor and recipe viewer mod for older versions of Minecraft. Modmakers can add their own tabs with addModTab(new Tab()) in mod_HowManyItems
spacecraft, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
spacecraft
Published
2023-07-27
Updated on Modrinth
2023-08-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EconomyGame mechanicsUtility
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