Picky Bags
by Lothrazar
Picky Bags, by Lothrazar, lets players carry magical bags that automatically collect picked-up items and sort them by type.
What it does
When a player picks up an item while holding one of the magical bags, the item is sorted into the matching bag according to what kind of item it is. The bags can also quick-insert items already in the inventory, placing each stack into a bag that accepts its item type. Items that no bag matches stay in the regular inventory, so the mod does not replace the normal pickup behavior.
The bags group pickups into categories: wood logs, saplings and tree-related items; digging materials; crops, seeds and flowers; and gems, dusts, ingots and ores. Each category has its own data tag (pickybags:wood, pickybags:stone, pickybags:plant and pickybags:gem), so modpack makers can change which items belong in each bag. The mod requires FLIB, and it is published for Forge and NeoForge only, with builds for 1.20.1 and 26.1.2. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are released under All rights reserved, and the source code is publicly available.
Key features
Automatic sorting into bags
Each picked-up item moves into the bag that matches its type, keeping the main inventory clear of loose stacks.
Category-based bags
Separate bags cover wood, stone-type materials, plants and gems, so related items stay together.
Quick-insert for existing items
Items already in the inventory can be inserted into a bag that accepts their type in one step.
Editable item lists
Modpack authors can change which items get collected, since the pickup list is driven by data tags.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who gather large amounts of mixed materials and modpack authors who want control over which items are collected automatically.
How it compares
Pack Your Bags is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved, and it is discontinued. Only Bags runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 and is released under the MIT License, so it is not open source in the same sense as Slurp Bags, which is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1. Decorative Bags targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picky Bags | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
| Pack Your Bags [DISCONTINUED] | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-28 |
| Only Bags | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-23 |
| Slurp Bags | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-10 |
| Decorative Bags | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
Questions
Does Picky Bags need FLIB?
Which loaders does Picky Bags support?
Do both sides need Picky Bags installed?
Can the items a bag collects be changed?
In the catalog
Picky Bags is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Have you ever wanted to carry around bags that pickup stuff FOR YOU Whenever you pickup an item, if you are holding one of these magical bags, they get sorted into the bag based on what kind of item it is. Its like the bag pickup items for you.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/picky-bags
- Owner
- Lothrazar
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15