Just Enough Pickups (JEP)
by illusion404
Just Enough Pickups is a Fabric management mod that controls which dropped items the player picks up automatically, using an item filter list.
What it does
Auto pickup is disabled by default, and only the items listed in the allowed filter are collected when they land on the player. Everything else stays on the ground, which keeps inventories from filling with unwanted items. Players can also right click a dropped item to pick it up by hand. The mod is built on Fabric API, which must be installed alongside it.
The code is under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and files are published for 1.20.1, 1.20.2 and 1.21.1, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest file. Issues are tracked through a public issue tracker.
Key features
Item allow filter
Only items placed in the allowed filter list are picked up automatically, while the rest of the drops are left alone.
Right click pickup
Holding the cursor over a dropped item and right clicking it collects that item directly.
Advanced filtering
Filter options extend the basic allow list, and an in-game guide explains how each one works.
Dropped item rendering
Dropped items are drawn with simple visual physics, and the tooltip style follows vanilla.
Configurable keys
The filter screen and the pickup toggle use keys that default to H and G and can be changed.
Gallery
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
Clearing unwanted drops
Players who fight mobs or work through large areas can leave junk items on the ground instead of filling the inventory with them.
Collecting only what is needed
A player can allow a few specific items to be picked up automatically while picking up everything else by hand.
Who it’s for: Players who want control over item collection without a separate container, and server owners who want the same pickup rules on a shared world.
Questions
Does Just Enough Pickups need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Just Enough Pickups (JEP) is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
\ \ \ Just Enough Pickups is a QoL mod made primarily to solve the problem of filling up inventory with rubbish without the need of another container by using a pickup filtering system.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/just-enough-pickups
- Owner
- illusion404
- Published
- 2026-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15