ShulkerPeek
by Xeonz
With ShulkerPeek installed, a player can see the contents of a shulker box while hovering over it, without placing or opening the box.
What it does
Hovering over a shulker box in an inventory or container shows a preview of the items stored inside it, arranged in the box's 9x3 grid. The preview is drawn from item data the client already receives, so the box does not need to be placed or opened to read it. Item counts are shown on a background matched to each item's color, and a keybind toggles between showing contents on hover and a Shift-to-show mode.
The mod is intended for large storage setups in survival worlds, technical playthroughs, modpacks with heavy item management and multiplayer servers where quick inventory sorting matters. Everything runs client-side only: the server does not need to install it, and players can join a server that does not run the mod. Options can be changed in game through the in-game configuration screen. Fabric requires Fabric Loader and Fabric API, and the Forge and NeoForge versions need their own extra dependencies. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.21.9 – 26.3.
Key features
Contents on hover
Hovering over a shulker box shows its nine-by-three grid of stored items in a tooltip.
Color-matched counts
Item counts are drawn on a background matched to each item's color, so stacks are easier to tell apart.
Shift-to-show mode
A keybind switches the preview to appear only while Shift is held, instead of on every hover.
Read-only preview
The tooltip only displays contents; it cannot move, duplicate or modify items, and adds no blocks, items or recipes.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who carry many shulker boxes in survival, technical or modpack playthroughs, and players on multiplayer servers where fast inventory sorting matters.
How it compares
Shulker Box Tooltip is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.16.5 – 26.3, released under the MIT License and open source; it needs the client and makes the server optional. Shulker Box Labels is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.5 – 26.3 that needs both client and server and is not open source. Builder's Shulkers is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.9 – 26.3 that needs both client and server, released under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShulkerPeek | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-24 |
| Shulker Box Tooltip | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-16 |
| Shulker Box Labels | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
| Builder's Shulkers | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does ShulkerPeek need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does ShulkerPeek support?
Can ShulkerPeek change the items inside a box?
In the catalog
ShulkerPeek is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
See inside any shulker box without opening it. The fastest way to manage shulker box storage in survival, technical play, or any modpack with heavy item management.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shulkerpeeker
- Owner
- Xeonz
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15