Packwork
by SapperSquad
Packwork is a NeoForge storage mod for 1.21.1 that replaces loose inventory slots with a backpack organized into named, tabbed compartments.
What it does
Items picked up or dropped into the pack are sorted automatically by a rules engine. Each compartment can be given a name, a tab with an icon and a dye color, and pinned items are routed to the compartment chosen for them. Items that match no rule land in a loose tab, so nothing is lost. Automatic tabs such as Food, Combat, Tools, Utility, Ores and Valuables can be created for common categories, and a Tidy Up button merges, flattens and re-sorts the contents.
Packwork also covers pickup and crafting. A Lodestone Charm fitted to the pack draws nearby drops into it, and a small switch turns pack-first pickup off for each pack. Recipes can be viewed from JEI, which renders real recipe tier rings. The pack can be worn in the Curios back slot, and a Mekanism Flask Harness connects to the pack as a chemical tank. Its tiers run from Leather, Canvas, Studded and Reinforced up to Runed Sculkhide, with upgrades that keep the contents and compartments when moved.
Packwork requires NeoForge for 1.21.1 and runs on the client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. It is published under All rights reserved and is not open source, although the source code is publicly available. The first file was released on 2026-07-27.
Key features
Sorting rules engine
Compartments and pinned items decide where each stack goes, so the pack files new pickups without manual sorting.
Custom compartments
Players name each compartment and give it a tab with an icon and dye color, then pin items to the compartment they belong in.
Tidy Up button
One button merges, flattens and re-sorts compartment contents, and a search finds items across every compartment.
Lodestone pickup
A Lodestone Charm fitted to the pack pulls nearby drops into it and can be switched off per pack.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long expeditions
Adventure players who carry many item types can keep food, tools, ores and valuables in separate tabs.
Server storage hubs
Multiplayer groups can give each player a sorted pack instead of a single chest of mixed items.
Who it’s for: Players who run long survival or adventure runs, and server owners who want a sorted personal storage item for every player. Both the server and every player need the mod.
Questions
Does Packwork need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Packwork support?
Can Packwork use Curios and Mekanism?
In the catalog
Packwork is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
You know the drill: twenty stacks of loot, one bag, and five minutes of dragging things into rows. Packwork does that part for you. Drop an item in and it goes somewhere — stamped leather tabs down the side are compartments, and a rules engine files every item into the right one the instant it lands. A Loose tab…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/packwork
- Owner
- SapperSquad
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15