SmartBackPacks
SmartBackPacks adds portable storage backpacks that players can wear, place or open remotely, and upgrade with modules for storage, pickup and automation.
What it does
Each backpack has its own internal inventory. A worn backpack is opened with the right mouse button, and a placed one keeps its contents in the world. Several tiers exist, from a Lapis Lazuli Backpack with 27 slots and a Netherite Backpack with 162 slots up to the Netherite Vault Backpack with 2500 slots, so storage grows as players progress through the mod.
Upgrades are the main way to change what a backpack does. Modules cover magnet and advanced magnet pickup, filters, fluid and energy transfer, remote access, chunk loading and large stack-size expansion. Optional Curios support lets a backpack sit in a Curios slot, and the mod works with automation setups that move items, fluids and containers.
SmartBackPacks runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across six game versions, 1.20.1 – 26.2, and the code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Wearable and placeable backpacks
A backpack can be worn on the back or set down in the world, and its contents stay with it either way.
Tiered storage
Material-based tiers scale from 27 slots up to 2500, with Diamond and Netherite backpacks in between.
Upgrade modules
Storage, pickup, magnet and filter modules change how items are collected and sorted inside a backpack.
Fluid and energy support
Backpacks can transfer fluids and store FE energy, which suits machine-heavy bases.
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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
Early-game storage
A Lapis Lazuli Backpack gives a player more room before any Netherite is available.
Automated bases
Remote access and transfer upgrades let a backpack feed machines and containers without manual trips.
Who it’s for: Survival players who need extra inventory space, and server owners who want portable storage with upgrades for automated bases.
Questions
Does SmartBackPacks need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does SmartBackPacks support?
Does SmartBackPacks work with Curios?
In the catalog
SmartBackPacks is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Smart Backpacks adds upgradeable portable storage backpacks to Minecraft, giving you a flexible inventory system that can grow from simple early-game storage into advanced automation, fluid, energy, and utility setups. Each backpack has its own internal inventory, can be placed in the world, worn on your back, opened…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/smartbackpacks
- Owner
- SmartStreamLabs
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15