Salt's Inventory Update
Salt's Inventory Update replaces the single-screen inventory with separate movable windows, so containers and the player inventory can stay open side by side.
What it does
Normally a container takes over the whole screen and repeats the player inventory underneath it. This mod splits the player inventory, creative inventory and character controls into individual windows, and each open container gets its own. Panels can be dragged, resized, pinned or locked where the platform supports it, which makes it easier to compare inventories and move items between containers while keeping useful panels nearby.
The hotbar stays the actual hotbar HUD instead of a duplicate inside the inventory screen. Holding Alt while windows are open lets the mouse interact with the hotbar, and the offhand slot sits beside it. A separate Character Window, opened with C, presents armor, a live player figure, status readings and the 2x2 crafting grid, while the main inventory stays focused on storage. The mod is open source under the MIT License and requires Fabric API. It is client and server, and files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with builds for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
Key features
Movable inventory windows
Each container and the player inventory open in their own window, which can be dragged, resized, pinned or locked.
Hotbar as a live HUD
The real hotbar stays active while windows are open, and items can move directly into or out of it.
Character Window
A dedicated window opened with C shows armor, a live player figure, status readings and the 2x2 crafting grid.
Optional expandable inventory
When enabled in the config, players can trade XP levels for extra inventory slots over time, and the slots save with player sync.
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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
Questions
Does Salt's Inventory Update need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod for multiplayer?
Is the expandable inventory on by default?
In the catalog
Salt's Inventory Update is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Salt's Inventory Update is early in development. Please report any issues you find, especially UI bugs, item movement problems, multiplayer weirdness, or compatibility issues. Salt's Inventory Update reworks Minecraft inventory management into a flexible desktop-style interface. Instead of every container taking over…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/salts-inventory-update
- Owner
- Salt_and_Fries
- Published
- 2026-06-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
