Inventory Item Groups
by BizCub
Inventory Item Groups changes how Creative mode menu tabs are arranged, letting players build their own item groups and sort the items inside them.
What it does
Creative mode players see the item groups in their inventory menu, arranged in the way Bedrock edition organizes them. Players open a group with the plus sign and close it with the minus sign. The default groups can be turned off, so a player can work only from custom groups. Each group is defined in the mod configuration, where a tab ID, a list of items and a sort setting are entered.
Adding an item to a group means entering its item ID, which is shown in the tooltip when the F3+H debug view is enabled. A group tab ID is found on the group settings page and can be copied into a new group. Items inside a group are sorted either alphabetically, which is the default, or by a second mode. Translation is handled through the Translate Groups option, which must be enabled for a created group to show a readable name; the name is then set in a resource pack's en_us translation file under the group's ID. The mod is client-side only and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with Fabric API required on Fabric and Quilt installs.
Key features
Custom item groups
Players can create their own groups in the Creative menu and use them without the default groups.
Configurable item sorting
Items within each group can be sorted alphabetically or by a second configurable mode.
Group tab IDs
Each group has a tab ID, copied from the settings page, which items are assigned to.
Translated group names
Group names can be set through a resource pack translation key, enabled by the Translate Groups option.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 3
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Themed Creative menus
Players can collect blocks or mod items into one tab, for example grouping the blocks of a single modpack.
Who it’s for: Players who build in Creative mode and modpack authors who want a curated item layout. The mod runs on the client, so it does not need to be on a server.
How it compares
PinChat is open source under the MIT License and runs client-side only on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, for 1.21.10 – 26.3, so it is a chat tool rather than an inventory tool. Extended Creative Inventory is server-side only, not open source, and covers 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 on Fabric, Forge and Quilt, where players join without installing anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory Item Groups | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| PinChat | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-07 |
| Extended Creative Inventory | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.19.2 | Server-side only | 2023-02-15 |
Questions
Does Inventory Item Groups require Fabric API?
Do servers need to install Inventory Item Groups?
Why does a custom group show raw translation keys?
In the catalog
Inventory Item Groups is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod adds item groups to the Creative mode menu. It's based on a feature from the Bedrock edition. To use the mod, simply install it in the mods folder. In Creative mode, press the plus sign to open a group and the minus sign to close it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/inventory-item-groups
- Owner
- BizCub
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15