Item Discovery
by EssenceDev
Item Discovery lets survival players rename items and blocks they have not yet identified, using a naming screen that opens on right-click.
What it does
In survival mode, items and blocks show as Unknown Item or Unknown Block in the inventory until a player names them. Right-clicking an unknown entry opens a renaming screen where any name can be entered, and names are formatted in Minecraft's usual Title Case. Names are stored per world and per player, and they stay visible in creative and spectator mode. The mod runs on client and server, and it is published for NeoForge 1.21.8 with version 1.0.1, dated 2025-08-08. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Hidden item identities
Items and blocks appear as Unknown Item or Unknown Block in survival inventories until a player names them.
Renaming screen
Right-clicking an unknown item or block opens a screen where the player types the name to assign.
Per-world, per-player names
Names are saved for each player in each world and remain visible in creative and spectator mode.
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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.
Questions
Does Item Discovery need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Item Discovery support?
In the catalog
Item Discovery is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Item Discovery forces all items and blocks to be displayed as "Unkown Item/Block" in the inventory when in survival mode. If an item is unknown, right-clicking it will bring up the renaming screen Which allows you to name the item whatever you want.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/item-discovery
- Owner
- EssenceDev
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15