Sign Searcher Updated
by Stikulzon
Sign Searcher Updated highlights nearby signs that match a search query, which helps players locate a shop listing in a crowded market.
What it does
Starting a new query with a given text highlights every nearby sign whose contents contain it. Phrases with spaces must be wrapped in quotes to match as a single term. The intended use is finding specific items in large multiplayer markets, where a player would otherwise walk a stall street searching by hand. A separate client-side command clears the current query and removes the highlight effect from the signs.
The mod is maintained by Stikulzon and is open source under the MIT License. It requires Fabric API and is published only for Fabric, with four game versions, 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and 0.3.2+mc1.20.1 for 1.20.4 as the latest file. Because its rendering changes are incompatible with most optimization mods, the author reports that compatibility has been added in most cases, though the combinations are listed separately and some are untested.
Key features
Nearby sign highlighting
Signs within range that match the query are highlighted in the world, so matching shop listings stand out.
Quoted multi-word searches
Text in quotes is matched as one phrase, so searches with spaces return the intended listing.
Clear command
A client-side command clears the current query and removes every highlight from the signs.
Enhanced Block Entities settings
Notes say the mod works alongside Enhanced Block Entities, and that the Improved signs setting in that mod can be disabled.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Multiplayer markets
Players searching large player-run markets for a specific item can find its sign without reading every stall.
Who it’s for: Players who use the mod on a Fabric client to locate items in busy multiplayer markets. It runs on the client alone, so server owners need nothing installed.
How it compares
Signfinder is a Fabric client-side mod with the same environment, published for 1.21 – 26.2 under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, so its version range does not overlap with Sign Searcher Updated. Clickable Signs is server-side only and runs on 1.21.11 – 26.2 under the MIT License, so it belongs on the server rather than on the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Searcher Updated | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-01-23 |
| Signfinder | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| Clickable Signs | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-19 |
Questions
Does Sign Searcher Updated need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Can a search phrase contain spaces?
Which game versions does it support?
In the catalog
Sign Searcher Updated is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Basically updated Sign Searcher to latest versions with some new features like languages support. Check the original project. Original description (EN): --- Sign Searcher is designed to help you find signs that match a given query text. Its intended usage is for finding items in larger multiplayer markets, where each…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sign-searcher-updated
- Owner
- Stikulzon
- Published
- 2024-01-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15