Nearby Inventories
Nearby Inventories lets a player craft and dump items using chests and containers within a configured distance, without walking to them.
What it does
Crafting draws from storage that sits within a configured distance of the player. Items are taken from nearby chests, and the crafting menu lists what those containers hold. The recipe book works the same way, and crafting happens only when a recipe is clicked there. A dump action moves matching items from the player's inventory into the nearby chests within the same distance.
The reach is set by the server, so only operators can change it. A stash command is included, and the mod works on single-player and offline worlds as well as on servers. Requires Vanilla Friendly Server Plugin Client Install Required and nothing else on the client side. Only the server needs the mod, and players join without installing anything.
Files are published for 1.21.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2, with Fabric and NeoForge builds. The latest version is 1.0.0 for 26.2, released on 2026-08-18. The code is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
Key features
Crafting from nearby chests
Items in chests within the configured distance count toward recipes in the crafting menu.
Recipe book crafting
Clicking a recipe in the recipe book pulls its ingredients from nearby storage.
Dump into nearby chests
Matching items in the player's inventory can be moved into chests within the same distance.
Stash command
A stash command is available for moving items to storage in one step.
Configurable reach
Operators set the distance that nearby inventories can be reached from, on a server.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Base building
A player keeps materials in chests around a base and crafts from them without walking to each one.
Single-player play
The mod works in single-player and offline worlds, so the same storage behavior applies without a server.
Who it’s for: Players who keep items in several chests and server owners who want crafting from storage without changing the client.
How it compares
Nearby Chest Crafting is a client and server mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved. Craft From Chests is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, also under All rights reserved. Nearby Inventories is server-side only and open source under the Apache License 2.0, so clients need nothing installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearby Inventories | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Nearby Chest Crafting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
| Craft From Chests | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-30 |
Questions
Does Nearby Inventories need to be installed on clients?
Who can change the distance?
Which versions does Nearby Inventories cover?
In the catalog
Nearby Inventories 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
Distance to reach into chests can be configured by OP or server owners.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nearby-inventories
- Owner
- Monte_Carlo_Simulations
- Published
- 2026-07-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15