PickUpExtender
PickUpExtender lets a Fabric player set a wider pickup range, so items on the ground are collected from farther away than vanilla allows.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft collects dropped items only from about one block away. PickUpExtender raises that limit to a configurable distance, with a default of 1 to 20 blocks, so items within the chosen radius are picked up automatically. A toggle turns the extended range on or off, and the distance can be lowered again at any time.
The mod runs on client and server. Both the server and every player need it for the wider range to apply to them, and it is published for 1.21.5 – 1.21.8. The latest Fabric file is 1.0.1-1.21.8 for 1.21.8, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places the code in the public domain, and its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Extended pickup range
Items in the world are collected from a configurable distance instead of only from the block the player stands next to.
Distance from 1 to 20 blocks
The maximum pickup distance can be set between 1 and 20 blocks, with 1 block matching vanilla behavior at the low end.
On and off toggle
A toggle switches the extended pickup range on or off without changing the configured distance.
Adjustable reduction
The distance can be decreased at any time, so the range can be tightened in crowded areas.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Collecting drops from farms
Mob and crop drops spread over a wide area can be gathered without walking over each item.
Mining and clearing ground
After a quarry or tree harvest, scattered items within range are picked up in one pass.
Who it’s for: Players who want less walking to collect dropped items, and server owners who want a shared, configurable pickup distance on multiplayer servers.
How it compares
Item Pickup Filter is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 that is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, so it changes what is collected rather than how far. Disable item pickup is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 under the MIT License that is client-side only and not open source, and it turns pickup off instead of extending it. Cobblemon True Pickup is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that is server-side only, not open source and under the MIT License, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PickUpExtender | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-28 |
| Item Pickup Filter | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-30 |
| Disable item pickup | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-11 |
| Cobblemon True Pickup | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-08 |
Questions
Does PickUpExtender need to be installed on the server?
What is the default pickup distance?
Which game versions does PickUpExtender support?
In the catalog
PickUpExtender is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod for Minecraft that extends the pickup range for items in the world with configurable distance and convenient hotkeys. You can also edit the configuration file directly: - Windows: %APPDATA%/.minecraft/config/pickupextender.json - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/config/pickupextender.json …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pickupextender
- Owner
- PatrickSolberg
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15