Shulker Box Quick Open
by Ashx87
Shulker Box Quick Open lets a player open a shulker box held in the main hand without placing it first, by right-clicking while aiming at the sky or air.
What it does
Holding a shulker box in the main hand and right-clicking while aiming at air or the sky opens its inventory at once. Aiming at a block and right-clicking does the same, so a box can be opened without setting it down. The mod uses the vanilla shulker box screen and keeps the original behaviors, and it plays the vanilla open and close sounds.
The mod also blocks a box that is already open from being set inside itself, a move that would otherwise lose items. It is built for Fabric and NeoForge, and either side can run it while neither needs it. Fabric files cover 1.21.11 and NeoForge files cover 1.21.10, with game versions 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 in total. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Quick access
A held shulker box opens instantly on right-click, with no placement step in between.
Vanilla interface
The box opens in the standard shulker box screen, so inventory moves and stacking work as usual.
Self-placement guard
An open box cannot be set inside itself, which keeps items from disappearing.
Vanilla sounds
The open and close sounds of the vanilla shulker box play when the box is opened and closed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Fast restocking
A player carrying several boxes can check or refill one without placing it down and picking it up again.
Multiplayer play
Players on a server can use the feature, since the mod is compatible with multiplayer servers.
Who it’s for: Players who carry shulker boxes and want to reach their contents quickly, in single-player or on a server that runs the mod.
How it compares
ShulkerOpener is a Fabric mod for 1.21.10 – 26.2 that runs on client and server and is not open source under the MIT License. Shulker Box Indicator is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 that is client-side only and open source under the MIT License. Shulker Box Tooltip covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 26.3, with the client required and the server optional, and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shulker Box Quick Open | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-17 |
| ShulkerOpener | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| Shulker Box Indicator | NeoForge | 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-15 |
| Shulker Box Tooltip | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Shulker Box Quick Open need the mod on the server?
Which loaders does Shulker Box Quick Open support?
Can a shulker box be placed inside itself with this mod?
In the catalog
Shulker Box Quick Open is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A simple Fabric mod that allows you to quickly open shulker boxes directly from your hand without placing them down. This mod is licensed under the MIT License.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shulker-box-quick-open
- Owner
- Ashx87
- Published
- 2025-12-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15