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ItemClearLag

by VeiTr

ItemClearLag removes dropped items from the ground on a timer, which helps servers where items pile up over time.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.19.2 – 1.21.11

What it does

On a server, dropped items stay in the world until a player picks them up, and on busy servers they can accumulate and slow the game down. ItemClearLag clears those ground items automatically after a delay the server owner sets in seconds. The mod is intended to improve server performance and is most useful on servers with high player counts.

Players interact with it through the chat command icl, which lists the available subcommands. Values such as the delay between automatic clears are changed with the icl config set command, and the mod exposes several configurable settings. With the ICL fabric-permissions integration, the set permissions command controls which players may use the commands.

The mod needs Fabric API and runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 across 12 release versions. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.

Key features

  1. Automatic item clearing

    Ground items are removed at a fixed interval, set by the delay in seconds between automatic clears.

  2. Chat command

    The icl command lists the available subcommands, and the main command groups them under one entry point.

  3. Runtime configuration

    Settings change with the icl config set command, so the server does not need to be edited by hand for each value.

  4. Permissions integration

    The fabric-permissions integration lets the server owner decide which players can run the set permissions command.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.21.111.5.4a1.5.4a1.5.4a
1.21.81.5.31.5.31.5.3
1.21.71.5.31.5.31.5.3
1.21.61.5.31.5.31.5.3
1.21.51.5.3b1.5.3b1.5.3b
1.21.41.5.3a1.5.31.5.3
1.21.31.5.3a1.5.31.5.3
1.21.21.5.2-1.21.2Not availableNot available
1.21.11.5.4a1.5.4a1.5.4a
1.211.5.3a1.5.31.5.3
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.11.5.3a1.5.31.5.3
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.21.5.4a1.5.4aNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Busy multiplayer servers

Servers with many players tend to collect dropped items, and periodic clearing keeps the ground free of them.

Who it’s for: Server owners who run survival or multiplayer servers with many players and want to keep dropped items from building up. The mod does nothing for single-player clients.

Questions

Does ItemClearLag need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, and it must be installed next to ItemClearLag on Fabric.

Does every player need the mod installed?

No. Players join without it, since only the server has to run the mod.

How is the clearing interval changed?

The delay between automatic item clears is set in seconds through the icl config set command, and the server applies the new value at runtime.

In the catalog

ItemClearLag 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.

Optimization mods3,545Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

ItemClearLag (ICL) is a Minecraft mod designed to improve server performance by periodically removing items from the ground. This mod is especially useful for servers with high player counts where dropped items can accumulate and cause lag. Write /icl in chat to see all available commands.
VeiTr, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
VeiTr
Published
2024-04-11
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-03
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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