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Intentional Pickup

by VoxelBill

Intentional Pickup stops mobs from grabbing every item on the ground, so only items a player drops on purpose can be picked up by mobs.

FabricNeoForgeServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source26.2 – 26.3

What it does

Mobs in the game normally pick up any item they walk over. Intentional Pickup changes that so that a mob can only collect an item the player dropped deliberately. Items that come from other sources, such as breaking blocks or killing mobs, are left on the ground. The mod is meant to keep mob inventories from building up over time in caves, long-running worlds and servers, which can add to lag.

The behavior is controlled by item tags. By default both the whitelist and the blacklist are empty, which means every player-dropped item can be picked up. Server owners can add items to a whitelist so only those can be collected, or to a blacklist so they are never picked up. Both lists are set with datapack files under data/intentional_pickup/tags/item/, using the same format as the Minecraft wiki's block tag examples. The recommended setup keeps the replace option set to false, which helps the mod stay compatible with other mods and datapacks.

Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Only the server needs the mod, and players join without installing it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, for game versions 26.2 and 26.3, under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Player-dropped items only

    Mobs pick up only items that a player dropped on purpose, and ignore items from other sources.

  2. Item tag whitelist

    A whitelist tag lists the items mobs may still pick up, so everything else stays on the ground.

  3. Item tag blacklist

    A blacklist tag lists items that mobs are never allowed to pick up, even when a player drops them.

  4. Datapack configuration

    Both lists are edited through datapack files in the item tag folder, with no separate config screen.

  5. Lag reduction on servers

    Preventing mobs from hoarding items in caves and long-running worlds aims to reduce the lag that large inventories can cause.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.3fabric-1.0.0+mc26.2neoforge-1.0.0+mc26.2
26.2fabric-1.0.0+mc26.2neoforge-1.0.0+mc26.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

No Item Pickup Animations is a Fabric-only, client-side mod that removes the item pickup animation for the player's own view, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and covering 1.15 – 1.21.11. It changes what players see, not what mobs collect. More Heads is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 – 26.3, where server owners install it and clients may optionally add it. Click Mobs is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, covers 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge, and is also a server-required mod with an optional client side.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Intentional PickupFabric and NeoForge26.2 – 26.3Server-side only2026-08-16
No Item Pickup AnimationsFabric1.15 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-02-25
More HeadsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-16
Click MobsFabric and NeoForge1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-20

Questions

Does Intentional Pickup need to be installed on the client?

No. It runs on the server alone, so players need nothing extra to join.

How is the pickup whitelist set up for a given item?

Add the item to the pickup whitelist tag. The whitelist.json file goes in the item tag folder of a datapack, and it lists the items that mobs are allowed to collect.

Which game versions does the mod support?

Files exist for 26.2 and 26.3. The latest Fabric and NeoForge builds are both for 26.3.

In the catalog

Intentional Pickup is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

A simple mod that makes mobs only pickup items that are intentionally dropped by players. Intentional Pickup is a small and lightweight mod for Fabric and NeoForge that changes mobs to only pickup items that are dropped by players and optionally only items included in the whitelist or not included in the blacklist…
VoxelBill, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
VoxelBill
Published
2026-08-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMobs
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