Instantly Interact Internally
by MerrySnow
Instantly Interact Internally lets players use items, blocks and containers from their inventory without placing or equipping them first.
What it does
Players can interact with blocks straight from the inventory screen. Note Blocks and Bells can be played without placing them, and food and potions can be consumed from a GUI. Right-click tools that normally need to be held, like Ender Eyes and Snowballs, can be used from the same screen. The four common crafting workstations open their own screens from the inventory as well.
The mod works through a hotkey, set to SHIFT plus right click by default, so an item can be used instantly inside any open inventory screen. A Shulker Box can be opened in place, and a splash healing potion can be thrown from within the GUI. Container items that store different contents, such as Barrels with NBT data, cannot stack unless they are emptied. The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and runs on client and server, so both sides need it. Files are published for Forge across six game versions, with 1.1.0 for 1.20.1 as the latest file.
Key features
Items used inside GUIs
Blocks, food, potions and right-click items can be used from the inventory without equipping or placing them.
Quick GUI access
Workstation blocks open their screens directly from the inventory, saving a trip to the world.
Hotkey interaction
A default SHIFT plus right click shortcut triggers instant use of an item inside an open GUI.
Compatibility API
An API lets other mods and modpacks extend or customize the interaction behavior.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want faster item use in survival worlds, and server owners who want the same inventory shortcuts on a multiplayer server where both sides run the mod.
How it compares
I Need A Bed is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server use under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Container Search is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20 – 1.20.2 that is client-side only and open source under the MIT License. Interactweaks targets 1.12.2 on Forge, runs on client and server and is open source under the Apache License 2.0, so it covers a different version range from this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instantly Interact Internally | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| I Need A Bed | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-12 |
| Container Search | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2023-11-12 |
| Interactweaks | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2024-04-20 |
Questions
Does Instantly Interact Internally need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does the mod support?
Do other mods work with Instantly Interact Internally?
In the catalog
Instantly Interact Internally is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This mod allows most non-decorative items and blocks to be interacted with directly from inventories and other GUIs, without needing to place or hold them. For example, you can interact with a Shulker Box item in your inventory to instantly open its container GUI, then interact with a splash healing potion inside…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/instantly-interact-internally
- Owner
- MerrySnow
- Published
- 2025-09-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15