Semi's Backpacks
by Semi
Semi's Backpacks gives players four vanilla-friendly backpacks for carrying extra items, with a deliberately modest storage size and a single crafting step.
What it does
The backpacks are meant to stay close to vanilla rather than add large storage. Each one is crafted once and kept in the inventory, and the mod adds no extra items or large storage systems beyond the four backpacks. Crafting recipes are made harder and more time consuming, so the backpacks are desirable early in a playthrough instead of becoming a trivial endgame craft that is never thought about again.
The mod runs on the server side only, so players join a server running it without installing anything, and single-player worlds use it through the integrated server. It is built for Forge and published for 1.20.1 only, with the latest file 1.0.3 dated 2025-02-20. The code is released under the MIT License, which is not an open source license under this catalog's rules, and the first public release was on 2024-05-31. Translations into English and Turkish are available.
Key features
Four vanilla-friendly backpacks
Four backpacks are added, each sized to stay in line with the vanilla game rather than large modded storage.
Harder crafting recipes
Recipes take more materials and time, so backpacks stay useful through the early and middle game.
Restrained item set
The mod adds only the backpacks themselves, with no extra storage blocks or accessory items.
Translations
English and Turkish translations are included for the mod's text.
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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.
Use cases
Modded multiplayer servers
Server owners who want portable storage without the power of larger backpack mods can run it on a Forge 1.20.1 server.
Early game progression
Players who prefer backpacks that remain worth crafting through the early game can use the harder recipes as a progression step.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players of Forge 1.20.1 modpacks who want modest portable storage rather than large backpack systems. Players join a server running the mod without installing it themselves.
How it compares
Jansku's Backpack Mod is for Forge 1.20.1 and can be installed on the client or the server, while Semi's Backpacks is server-side only. Biel's Backpacks needs both client and server and is for Forge 1.20.1 under All rights reserved. Super Backpack covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4, with both sides needed, and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi's Backpacks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-02-20 |
| Jansku's Backpack Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-04-02 |
| Biel's Backpacks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| Super Backpack | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-03-08 |
Questions
Does Semi's Backpacks need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Semi's Backpacks support?
Are the backpacks larger than vanilla storage?
In the catalog
Semi's Backpacks is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
For me all of the popular backpack mods are bit too overpowered for my taste with all the extra stuff and massive storages they add. Like seriously i dont want my backpack to act like totem of undying when im about to die? idk maybe it's just me. But here i am with 4 backpacks and only backpacks. My initial thought…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/semis-backpacks
- Owner
- Semi
- Published
- 2024-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15