Old Chests
Old Chests brings back the chests from early Minecraft beta versions, as a Forge mod for 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod restores chest designs from older Minecraft beta releases and adds them to the game as placeable blocks. Players can use them for storage in survival worlds, creative builds and adventure maps, and they are available on single-player and multiplayer servers alike.
Old Chests is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only. Both the server and every player need it installed, since the environment is client and server. The code is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so the mod is not open source. The latest file is 1.1.4 for 1.20.1, published on 2024-12-19 in the beta channel.
Key features
Beta-style chests
Chest blocks modeled on the versions of Minecraft that came before the current chest appearance.
Small chest
A single-slot-row chest variant included as a separate placeable block for storage.
Big chest
A larger chest variant that gives players more storage space than the small chest.
Built from a tutorial
The code follows a tutorial series by NorthWestTrees on creating mods with MCreator.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Retro builds
Players building in an old-style or nostalgic theme can place chests that match the look of early releases.
Adventure maps
Map makers who want period-accurate storage can use the restored chests in their worlds.
Who it’s for: Players and builders who want the look of early Minecraft chests in a Forge 1.20.1 game, and server owners who run that version and want the blocks available to everyone.
How it compares
Storage Peek is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is client and server and is not open source, so it has a different purpose from chest visuals. Steam's Primitive Chests is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment, but it is open source under the MIT License. Chest Inv Sort is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with Forge files for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6, so its version range does not overlap with Old Chests.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Chests | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-19 |
| Storage Peek | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-12 |
| Steam's Primitive Chests | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-08 |
| Chest Inv Sort | Forge | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-11 |
Questions
Which loader does Old Chests need?
Does the server need Old Chests installed?
In the catalog
Old Chests is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
Similar mods
What the author says
This mod return chests from minecraft beta. ## This mod adds - Small Chest Have 27 slots of storage - Big Chest Have 54 slots of storage ## Recipe for Chest
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/old-chests
- Owner
- FanMinecraftaa
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15