Linked Vanilla Chests
by larsphp
Linked Vanilla Chests lets players treat chests and barrels placed side by side as one connected storage system, using the normal vanilla interface.
What it does
Chests and barrels placed next to each other in a horizontal or vertical line link together automatically. The mod supports single chests, double chests and barrels, and the connected storage works in any direction. A player can open a connected container and move between nearby storage blocks with arrow buttons, without closing and reopening the interface.
The mod only adds a user interface to vanilla wooden chests and barrels and adds no new blocks, so the survival experience stays close to vanilla. A search bar finds items across the whole connected storage network. Installation needs Fabric API. The mod runs on client and server, and it is published for Fabric only, for game versions 26.1.2 – 26.2, under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Automatic linking
Chests and barrels placed next to each other in a row link together without any setup or command.
Arrow navigation
Arrow buttons switch between connected chests and barrels, so nearby storage can be opened without closing the screen.
Network search bar
A search bar locates items across the entire connected storage network and shows where they are kept.
Vanilla interface only
The mod uses the standard chest interface and adds no custom blocks or inventories to the game.
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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
Large storage rows
Players with long lines of chests can reach every container from one screen and find items by name.
Mixed storage
Single chests, double chests and barrels can sit in the same connected group and be searched together.
Who it’s for: Players who keep many chests and barrels in one area and want to manage them without custom storage blocks. Server owners can run it on multiplayer servers, provided Fabric API is installed on the server and on each player's client.
How it compares
Inventory Manager: Smart Storage is a Fabric mod for client and server under All rights reserved, not open source, with files for 26.1.2 – 26.2. QuickChestCapacity is a Fabric mod that only the client requires, under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 license, not open source, for 26.2 – 26.3. Unified Storage is server-side only, under the MIT License, and covers 26.1.2 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linked Vanilla Chests | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-13 |
| Inventory Manager: Smart Storage | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-21 |
| QuickChestCapacity | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-04 |
| Unified Storage | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-06 |
Questions
Does Linked Vanilla Chests require Fabric API?
Do chests have to be in a straight line to link?
Which versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Linked Vanilla Chests is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Tired of searching through all your chests manually? Or spending hours on a huge sorting system? Linked Vanilla Chests makes large vanilla storage systems much easier to use while staying true to the vanilla experience.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/linked-vanilla-chests
- Owner
- larsphp
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15