Item Searchbar
by Dev-Sebi
Item Searchbar puts a persistent search bar on container screens, so players can find items in chests, barrels, shulkers and ender chests without opening each one.
What it does
Typing a query into the bar on a container screen highlights matching items in yellow and dims everything else. Searching spans the entire screen, with the player inventory rows under the chest included, and the same bar serves chests, barrels, shulker boxes, ender chests and comparable containers. The query survives closing one container and opening the next, and it is cleared only when the player clears it, so searching across several chests does not need retyping.
The search supports modid and tag filters, negation with a leading exclamation mark, and quoted phrases. Matching covers item names, registry IDs and, if enabled, lore. Settings for the highlight colour, outline thickness and dim colour are stored in a plain JSON config file. The mod is Fabric only and is published for 26.2. It is client-side only, so servers run without it, and it never sends a network packet, which keeps it safe on servers including vanilla ones. It requires Fabric API.
Key features
Persistent search bar
A search bar sits on the container screen and stays visible while the player browses the inventory.
Highlight and dim
Matching stacks light up in yellow while every other item fades back, so results stand out at a glance.
Search operators
Filters by modid or tag, negation and quoted phrases narrow the results in the bar.
Configurable appearance
The highlight colour, outline thickness and dim colour can be changed in a plain JSON config file.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep items in many containers on Fabric for 26.2 and want to locate stacks without opening each chest one at a time.
How it compares
Inventory/Container Search+ is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, is client-side only and is published for Fabric across 1.21.4 – 26.2. Chest Peek is also client-side only and is published for Fabric across 1.21.9 – 26.2, but it is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Maximum Enchantment Highlight is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and targets Fabric for 1.21.1 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item Searchbar | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-31 |
| Inventory/Container Search+ | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-11 |
| Chest Peek | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-12 |
| Maximum Enchantment Highlight | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-02-06 |
Questions
Does Item Searchbar need Fabric API?
Do servers need Item Searchbar installed?
Which versions does Item Searchbar support?
Can the search query be kept between containers?
In the catalog
Item Searchbar is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Finding one stack in a wall of double chests means opening each one and reading it. Inventory Search puts a search bar on every container screen: type what you are after, and matching items light up while everything else fades back. The query sticks around. Close the chest, walk to the next one, open it — the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/item-searchbar
- Owner
- Dev-Sebi
- Published
- 2026-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15