Simple Null
by zendarva
Simple Null is a Forge storage item for 1.16.5 that holds a stack of blocks and items and places them from a single handheld slot.
What it does
The mod adds five items, all built on a portable storage style common to this kind of item. The main item starts with nine slots that hold up to 640 items in total, and it has four upgrade slots on its right side. Items placed into it are kept by inventory storage, and a player can cycle through the blocks it holds with sneak and mouse wheel input. The mod is aimed at simple basic building rather than automation, so it places one block at a time unless an upgrade is applied.
Items dropped or lying in the world within five blocks of the item are pulled toward it when they match something stored inside, until they are picked up. Drops within the same range are pulled in immediately. Upgrades raise the slot count and the stack size: each upgrade doubles the stack, from 10 stacks by default to 20 with one upgrade, 40 with two, 80 with three and 160 with four. Each upgrade also adds two effects, and each upgrade allows placing up to nine blocks at once.
Simple Null needs only Forge, and its environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it installed. It is published for 1.16.5 only, with the latest file 0.8.3 dated 2021-11-14. The code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source in the usual sense of a public repository workflow.
Key features
Dank-style storage item
The item stores blocks and items inside a single handheld slot, in the style of dank storage items.
Automatic pickup of stored items
Matching items within five blocks are drawn toward the item and collected until a player picks them up.
Stacking upgrades
Each upgrade doubles the stack size, and up to four upgrades can be installed in the four upgrade slots.
Block placement from the world
Right-clicking the world places the selected block, while control and click chooses the placement and mouse wheel input changes the amount placed.
Accident protection
Upgrades cannot be shift-clicked out of the item, and removing an item with stored contents makes its slots disappear permanently.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Hotbar Dumping Excess (/dev/null) is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.18.2 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. /dank/null/no_RCE/ is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 under the MIT License, open source, and runs on client and server. Inventory Expansion Plus is open source under the MIT License, for Forge 1.20.1, and runs on client and server. Tactical Jetpack targets Forge 1.20.1 and is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Null | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-11-14 |
| Hotbar Dumping Excess (/dev/null) | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2022-06-01 |
| /dank/null/no_RCE/ | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2023-07-29 |
| Inventory Expansion Plus | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-14 |
| Tactical Jetpack | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
Questions
Does Simple Null need Forge to run?
Does the server need Simple Null installed?
What happens to the items if the item is removed?
In the catalog
Simple Null is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
An item that will automatically take items you pick up that match items stored in it. By default, it starts with 9 slots, each holding up to 640 items. It has 4 upgrade slots on the right. Sneak right clicking with the SimpleNull will open the inventory. You can place items into the inventory for storage…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simplenull
- Owner
- zendarva
- Published
- 2021-11-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-11-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15