Smart Item Highlight
by haittorr
Smart Item Highlight is a client-side Fabric mod that marks matching items in open container screens and the player inventory.
What it does
When a player picks up an item with the cursor, the mod activates automatically and covers every other stack of the same item type with a subtle translucent light-green overlay. Matching is by item type, so a held diamond pickaxe also highlights other diamond pickaxes even when their durability differs. Double chests and the player's own inventory are covered as well, and the highlight works alongside the standard hotbar.
Standard Minecraft container screens are supported. Modded storage screens may need extra work, because support depends on how each screen is implemented. The mod is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source, and its source code is public. Only the player's client needs it, so servers run without it and players join without installing anything on the server side.
Key features
Automatic cursor highlight
Picking up an item activates the highlight at once, with no command or key to press.
Matching by item type
Stacks are matched by type, so differences such as durability do not stop a stack from being highlighted.
Translucent light-green overlay
Matching slots get a faint green tint that keeps the item art readable.
Container and inventory coverage
Highlights appear in open chests, double chests and the player's own inventory at the same time.
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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
Use cases
Finding items in large storage
Players with many chests can see every stack of a given item at a glance when they pick one up.
Who it’s for: Players who keep large storage setups and want to locate matching items faster in container screens. The mod is a client-side addition, so it suits single-player and multiplayer players alike.
How it compares
ChestNet is a Fabric client-side mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2, under the MIT License and not open source. Inventory Search is also client-side on Fabric, for 1.21.3 – 26.3, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Smart Chests works in the client and server environment, for 1.21.11 only, with all rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Item Highlight | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-05 |
| ChestNet | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-09 |
| Inventory Search | Fabric | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Smart Chests | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
Questions
Does Smart Item Highlight need Fabric API?
Does the server need Smart Item Highlight?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Smart Item Highlight is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Smart Item Highlight is a lightweight client-side Fabric mod that makes finding matching items inside storage screens easier. When you pick up an item with your cursor, every other occurrence of that item is covered with a translucent light-green overlay. Matching items are highlighted in both the open container and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/smart-item-highlight
- Owner
- haittorr
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15