Inventory Tabs
With Inventory Tabs, a player can switch to a nearby chest, crafting station or entity without closing the current screen, using tabs drawn on the side of the window.
What it does
Each visible tab represents a nearby block or entity that has a screen, and clicking it opens that screen while keeping the previous one reachable. Tapping the tab key cycles forward through the screens and shift plus the tab key cycles back. Tabs drop out of the list once the player moves out of range.
Inventory Tabs 4 descends from CakeWhip's original Inventory Tabs and has since been carried forward by Andrew6rant. It is built for modpacks and includes logging that explains how to configure it when a world loads, with a blacklist and provider overrides for blocks, entities and items. The mod runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it, and it requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. The code is open source.
Key features
Tabs for nearby screens
Chests, crafting stations and entities within range appear as tabs on the current screen, so the player can move between them.
Works with many modded blocks
Most screens from other mods are matched by default, and the config can block or override tabs that do not fit.
Labelled storage tabs
Storage tabs can be named with signs, item frames, or anvil renaming when a server allows it.
Cursor stacks carry over
Items held on the cursor move to the next screen as long as the inventory has room for them.
Full inventory while riding
The full player inventory can be opened while riding a horse or chest boat, and sneak-interact inventories work without dismounting.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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
Storage management
A player labels several chests and moves items between them from one screen.
Modpack setup
Pack makers use the logged setup information and config lists to remove tabs that appear on the wrong screens.
Who it’s for: Players who use many storage blocks or crafting stations in single-player, and modpack makers who need to tune which screens produce tabs.
How it compares
Inventory swapping is a Fabric and Forge client-side mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.20 – 1.21.4, and it is not open source. Filters API is a client-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 under the MIT License, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory Tabs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-06 |
| Inventory swapping | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-03-22 |
| Filters API | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-06-30 |
Questions
Does Inventory Tabs need Fabric API?
Do servers need Inventory Tabs installed?
Which game versions have Inventory Tabs files?
In the catalog
Inventory Tabs is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tabs to swap between nearby screens like chests, crafting stations, and even entities. A fourth-generation rewrite of Inventory Tabs by CakeWhip, as continued by Andrew6rant.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/inventory-tabs
- Owner
- sleepingdragoninn
- Published
- 2023-12-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15