Improved Signs
by CraftyCorvid
Improved Signs changes how signs, item frames and sign text behave on Fabric and Quilt servers, adding passthrough access, retained text and copying.
What it does
Right-clicking a sign opens access to the container behind it, such as a chest, shulker box or barrel. Item frames can be used normally by holding shift and right-clicking them. A server can also let item frames hang beside blocks that are not full cubes, like trapdoors, instead of falling off after a few seconds; this option is off by default. Invisible item frames are made by applying amethyst shards, and the server can switch that effect to glass panes.
Breaking a sign keeps its text, color and glow, and the saved content can be reset by placing the sign in a crafting grid. A player holding a sign or a stack of signs can right-click another sign to copy its text onto the held signs. Tooltips for copy and retain are produced on the server, so players need no client-side mod for them.
The mod is server-side only: the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API, and Quilted Fabric API can take its place on Quilt. It is open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.16.5 – 26.3. The latest Fabric file is 1.7.1 for 26.3.
Key features
Sign passthrough
Right-clicking a sign gives access to the container behind it, so chests and barrels need no extra clicks.
Item frame interaction
Holding shift while right-clicking a frame lets the player use the item inside it as normal.
Frames beside partial blocks
An optional setting lets item frames hang in the space of a non-full block such as a trapdoor and stay in place.
Invisible item frames
Amethyst shards make a frame invisible, and the server can configure glass panes as the replacement effect.
Sign text retention
Broken signs keep their text, color and glow, and a crafting grid resets the stored content.
Sign copy
Right-clicking a sign with signs in hand writes the same text onto every held sign.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
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 base storage
Players hide storage behind signs and reach it with a single right-click, keeping the build tidy.
Multiplayer server setup
Server owners install the mod once, and players on vanilla clients join without any extra files.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric or Quilt who want sign and item frame behavior changed without a client mod. Single-player players on the same loaders can also install it.
Questions
Does Improved Signs need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Improved Signs?
Does the item frame change work on every block?
In the catalog
Improved Signs is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod is only for Fabric/Quilt Servers(or Single-Player) and requires Fabric API or Quilted Fabric API
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/improved-signs
- Owner
- CraftyCorvid
- Published
- 2021-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15