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Magic Sorting System reworked

by pesegolsson

Magic Sorting System reworked is a storage mod that routes items into chests by a configured sorting order, built for item filtering without hand-made redstone.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.17 – 26.3

What it does

Sorting is driven by an item frame placed within 128 blocks of a lapis or gold dump point. Items picked up in survival are filtered and carried to the chest that matches them, so a storage room can run on its own. Stacking hoppers still do part of the work, but the redstone that sorts the items is no longer needed.

The rework changes the sorting order from the original pack, and the modified order is documented in a New Sorting order file inside the pack. Only survival-obtainable blocks and items are part of the system, with one exception: a light block from the creative tab is used through a survival recipe. Going past 128 blocks requires editing config.json, and players who do so must recompile the pack with Node.js afterwards. Most servers avoid those distances because even singleplayer worlds rarely load them.

Magic Sorting System reworked is published as a data pack for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering 33 release versions 1.17 – 26.3, with snapshot builds also published. The server needs it, while players may leave it out. The code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Item frame dump points

    An item frame placed within 128 blocks of a lapis or gold dump point sets where items are sent.

  2. Filtering survival items

    Items obtained in survival are sorted, with one creative-tab light block allowed through a survival recipe.

  3. Reworked sorting order

    The sorting order differs from the original pack and is listed in a New Sorting order file inside the pack.

  4. Config distance setting

    The 128 block limit can be raised by editing config.json, although the author cautions that far distances load poorly.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.326.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
26.226.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
26.1.226.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
26.1.126.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
26.126.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.1126.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
1.21.1026.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
1.21.926.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod26.3+mod
1.21.71.21.7+mod1.21.7+mod1.21.7+mod1.21.7+mod
1.21.61.21.6+mod1.21.6+mod1.21.6+mod1.21.6+mod
1.21.51.21.5+mod1.21.5+mod1.21.5+mod1.21.5+mod
1.21.41.21.4+mod1.21.4+mod1.21.4+mod1.21.4+mod
1.21.21.21.2+modNot availableNot availableNot available
1.211.21-v2+modNot availableNot available1.21-v2+mod
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

How it compares

Full comparison

Quicksort is a server-side only mod, open source under the MIT License, published for Fabric and NeoForge across its recent releases. Flow Sort is client-side only, not open source, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across its recent releases. Magic Sorting System reworked needs the server and runs as a data pack, so the two differ in where they install and in loader coverage.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Magic Sorting System reworkedFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.17 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-15
QuicksortFabric and NeoForge1.19 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-24
Flow SortFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.2Client-side only2026-07-07

Questions

Does Magic Sorting System reworked need to be installed on the server?

Yes. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Why does the item frame have to be within 128 blocks?

The author sets 128 blocks as the default distance. Greater distances require editing config.json and recompiling the pack with Node.js, and the author notes such distances rarely load even in singleplayer worlds.

Which loaders does the data pack support?

Its latest files target 26.3 for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and snapshot builds are also published.

In the catalog

Magic Sorting System reworked is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Magic Sorting System reworked for 1.20 and upwards. Tired of having to build overly complicated sorting systems to have a decent storage room or having a tangle of hoppers going every where for your automatic farms?? then this datapack might be for you.
pesegolsson, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
pesegolsson
Published
2023-06-06
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-15
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Storage
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