Quiet Unboxing
by menglan
Quiet Unboxing lets players open containers silently by holding Shift and right-clicking once with the main hand.
What it does
Once started, the opening runs as a timed process shown on a boss bar. The player must stay sneaking until the bar fills. Releasing sneak or walking out of interaction range opens a different interface and cancels the process. Chests, barrels, ender chests, shulker boxes and other generic inventory containers are supported, and vanilla open and close animations are kept.
The mod is server-side driven, so the server runs it, while the client installation is optional. Crafting tables, furnaces, hoppers and other GUI blocks also work with silent opening. Vanilla container sounds are muted, and the sculk sensor events tied to opening and closing are blocked. English and Chinese localization is built in.
Quiet Unboxing is released under the BSD 3-Clause License and is open source. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.21 – 1.21.11. The latest Fabric and NeoForge files are 1.0.0 for 1.21.10, both dated 2026-05-17.
Key features
Silent container opening
A container opens without its usual sound once the sneaking hold has finished.
Opening progress bar
A boss bar displays how far the opening has progressed while the player keeps sneaking.
Opening time by contents
Duration is 12 plus the number of distinct item types, at 4 ticks each, so fuller containers take longer.
Sculk sensor events blocked
Container open and close events that would trigger sculk sensors are suppressed during silent opening.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Stealth play on servers
Players in adventure or multiplayer worlds can open storage without making noise that others nearby would hear.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want quieter storage access, and players on those servers who open chests and similar containers often.
How it compares
FPC - FixPlaceContainer is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 with a client-side only environment under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Chest Radar is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that runs on client and server under the Apache License 2.0, and it is open source. Quiet Unboxing works on both sides, covers 1.21 – 1.21.11 and is open source under the BSD 3-Clause License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet Unboxing | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-19 |
| FPC - FixPlaceContainer | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Chest Radar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-30 |
Questions
Does Quiet Unboxing need to be installed on the client?
How long does a silent opening take?
Does Quiet Unboxing work with Paper or Spigot servers?
In the catalog
Quiet Unboxing is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Quietly Quietly is a server‑side silent container opening mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 ~ 1.21.10, supporting Fabric and NeoForge. Allow players to start silent container opening by Shift + right-click once
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/quiet-unboxing
- Owner
- menglan
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15