Customize item pick up range
Customize item pick up range lets server operators and players set how far away dropped items and experience orbs are drawn toward them, one range per player.
What it does
Each player can have a personal pickup range for items and XP-orb attraction. The ranges are set through an in-game settings screen, which opens with a rebindable key, or through commands. Server operators can also define a JSON configuration with minimum and maximum limits and permissions, and changes reload without a restart. The server sends its configuration to each client, and per-player overrides are stored so they persist.
The mod works on the client, on the server, or on both. Installing it on both sides gives the full synchronized settings screen. Changing another player's range and reloading the config are limited to players with elevated rights. The 2.0 release rewrote the code base, and configuration files from the older mod ID pickuprange are migrated automatically. Fabric API is required. Files target Minecraft 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 across seven release versions, and the mod is released under the MIT License, so the source code is open source.
Key features
Per-player pickup ranges
Each player sets a separate range for item pickup and XP-orb attraction, so one player's setting does not change another's.
In-game settings screen
A settings screen opens with a rebindable R key and lets players adjust their ranges without editing files.
JSON server configuration
Operators define minimums, maximums and permissions in a JSON file, and the file reloads while the server runs.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want to reduce time spent gathering drops, and server owners who need to limit or manage pickup ranges for their players.
How it compares
WidePickUp is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 that is not open source. It is server required with the client optional, under the MIT License. Optional Pickup is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3 that runs on the client and server and is open source under the MIT License. FastOrbs is server-side only for 26.1 – 26.3 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customize item pick up range | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-27 |
| WidePickUp | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-09 |
| Optional Pickup | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| FastOrbs | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-06-16 |
Questions
Does Customize item pick up range need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on both sides?
Can a player change a range without elevated rights?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Customize item pick up range is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Pickup Range lets players and server operators configure how far away items and experience orbs are collected. Install the JAR matching your exact Minecraft version.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/item-pick-up-range
- Owner
- wenhaoquestion
- Published
- 2024-06-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15