Locks Rewritten
by VanderCat
Locks Rewritten adds locks that players craft and place on chests, doors and other containers, and a lock picking mechanic for opening them without the key.
What it does
Locks can be crafted and placed on storage containers, so a chest or door stays closed to anyone without the matching key. Lock picking gives a second way in, and the mod carries an updated set of textures in which wood replaces copper in the lock recipes. The project is a rewrite of an earlier lock mod, with a fresh Fabric port and several bugfixes; a smart netherite lock present in earlier builds was removed.
The build is in beta and the author asks for issue reports on the project's GitHub Issues page. Locks Rewritten runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and the latest file is 2.0.0-beta.2, released 2026-04-28 on the beta channel. The mod is released under a custom license and is not open source; public links cover the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Craftable locks
Locks can be crafted and placed on containers, so each one is tied to a key that opens it.
Lock picking
A picking action gives players a way to open a locked container without its key.
Updated lock textures
The lock textures were redrawn, with wood used in place of copper for a closer fit to modern vanilla styling.
Beta release
The build is marked as beta, and the author asks players to report problems through the issue tracker.
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 2
Optional 3
Embedded 1
Use cases
Protected storage on shared servers
Server owners who run shared bases can lock chests so that only players holding the key can open them.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want locks on storage in a Fabric 1.20.1 world. Because the build is in beta, servers that need a stable release may prefer to wait for a final version.
How it compares
Lock On is a Fabric client-side only mod, open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20 – 1.20.4, so players need it and servers can run without it. Locks Reforked runs on client and server under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source, covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. NoteLock is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.20.2 under the MIT License, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locks Rewritten | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
| Lock On | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2023-10-23 |
| Locks Reforked | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-05-06 |
| NoteLock | Fabric | 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-09-23 |
Questions
Does Locks Rewritten require Fabric API?
Does the server need Locks Rewritten installed?
Can Locks Rewritten be used on other Minecraft versions?
Which optional mods show locks in other interfaces?
In the catalog
Locks Rewritten is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
More from VanderCat
Similar mods
What the author says
⚠️ This mod is in beta and not well tested, please report any issues to this projects GitHub Issues and not to the original authors!! Updated textures, wood stuff replaced by copper as this would have much more sense in modern minecraft.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/locks-rewritten
- Owner
- VanderCat
- Published
- 2026-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15