Simple Trading
Simple Trading lets players swap items with each other through a shared chest-style trade screen that a server plugin opens.
What it does
Simple Trading is a lightweight server-side mod for player-to-player trading. One player sends a request, and the other receives clickable chat buttons to accept or deny it. Accepted trades open a shared six-row chest GUI with one half per player, separated by a centre divider. Requests expire after 60 seconds if no answer comes in, and the trade only goes ahead when both players click Ready.
The mod is built to stay out of the way of vanilla play. It runs on the server, so players join without installing it, though the client install is noted as required in the author text and should be checked before use. It supports both Fabric and NeoForge, and Forge files exist for the 1.20.1 line. Files are published for 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.8, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1.2 and 26.2 across the loaders. The code is open source under the Apache License 2.0, and source code is linked publicly.
Key features
Shared trade GUI
A six-row chest screen divided down the centre gives each player their own side of the offered items.
Ready-state reset
Any change to the items on either side clears both Ready states, so a trade cannot be confirmed on stale offers.
Dual confirmation
Items change hands only after both players click Ready, which prevents one-sided confirmations.
Cancel on close
Closing the trade window or disconnecting cancels the trade, and the items are returned to their owners.
Chat accept and deny
Trade requests arrive as clickable chat buttons, and pending requests expire after 60 seconds.
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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
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a simple, direct trading system for their players, and players who trade items on those servers.
How it compares
Player Trade - Secure Trading Between Players is for Forge and NeoForge only, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.1, and it needs the client and server environment with All rights reserved licensing. Simple Player Trades is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.11, and it works on the server alone, with All rights reserved licensing. More Trades and Bartering is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.21 – 26.1; the server needs it, and players may add it, and it adds trade content rather than player trading.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Trading | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Player Trade - Secure Trading Between Players | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-28 |
| Simple Player Trades | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-20 |
| More Trades and Bartering | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-28 |
Questions
Does Simple Trading need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Simple Trading support?
What happens if a trade is interrupted?
In the catalog
Simple Trading is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,159 Economy mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A lightweight, server-side player-to-player trading mod. Supports both Fabric and NeoForge.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-trading
- Owner
- Monte_Carlo_Simulations
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15