Simple Backpacks
by Jupresson
With Simple Backpacks, a player can carry extra inventory in a wearable bag that comes in three tiers, small, medium and large.
What it does
Each backpack tier is crafted by surrounding a backpack of the previous tier with the materials of the next tier. Dyes can be mixed in the crafting grid, the same way leather armor is dyed, and the color carries over to the next tier. Items inside a backpack are kept when it is upgraded. A backpack dropped on the floor is not emptied when the player dies, so its contents stay where it lands.
Slot counts for each tier can be changed in the config, and any tier can be turned off so that only some of them are craftable. Server owners can set the values for everyone on the server. The recipe book in JEI or REI shows every recipe, including the upgrade recipes. Simple Backpacks runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it works in multiplayer. Fabric API is required on both loaders, and Mod Menu is optional for its config screen. The mod is available for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 1.21.1, 1.21.8, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, and is released under the MIT License. It is not open source. Its menus are built on the library mod, which is required.
Key features
Three backpack tiers
Small, medium and large backpacks each add their own number of storage slots.
Dye color carries over
Dyes mixed in the crafting grid set the color, and the color stays when the backpack is upgraded.
Upgrades keep contents
Items inside a backpack move to the next tier, and a backpack on the floor is not emptied when a player dies.
Configurable tiers
Slot counts can be changed, and tiers can be switched off for players who want to edit the recipes.
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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
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more inventory space without a mod that adds a whole storage system, and server owners who want a shared set of config values for their players.
How it compares
Bird's Backpacks is available for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.8 – 26.1.2, is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Basic Backpack is available for Fabric only, for 1.21.1 alone, is open source and is released under the MIT License. Simple Backpacks covers the same five release versions on Fabric and NeoForge, released under the MIT License and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Backpacks | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-19 |
| Bird's Backpacks | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-29 |
| Basic Backpack | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-25 |
Questions
Does Simple Backpacks need Fabric API?
Does Simple Backpacks have to be installed on both sides?
Which loader should be used with Simple Backpacks?
Does Simple Backpacks need the library mod?
In the catalog
Simple Backpacks 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
Three tiers of backpack. You dye them like leather armor, and when you craft the next tier around one, your items and your color stay in the bag. The mod needs no library and adds no menus beyond the backpack itself. Put a backpack in the crafting grid with any dye, the same way you color leather armor. Mix dyes to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-backpacks-by-jupresson
- Owner
- Jupresson
- Published
- 2024-02-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15