Sort Chest
by Itamio
Sort Chest adds a Sort button to chest screens that tidies a container's contents with one click.
What it does
Pressing the new button in a chest's window regroups the items inside, merging partial stacks of the same item and gathering identical items into contiguous slots. A chest with scattered stacks ends up neatly organized without manual dragging or rearranging. A Sort button shows up near the top or bottom edge of the window, and it functions on single chests, double chests, barrels, trapped chests and any modded container built on the standard container screen.
The sorting is handled on the client, so the mod is listed as client-side only, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.8.9 – 1.21.11. Server owners can still install it on a multiplayer server, and the mod works there as well. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
One-click sorting
The Sort button rearranges the contents of a container in a single click, with no dragging needed.
Stack merging
Partial stacks of the same item are combined up to the maximum stack size, such as 64 for most items and 16 for snowballs or eggs.
Grouped slots
Identical items are moved into contiguous slots, so related items sit together after sorting.
Standard container support
Vanilla chests, trapped chests, barrels and modded containers using the standard GUI all get the button.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.8.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Storage clean-up
A long-running base collects scattered stacks across several chests, and one press of the button consolidates them.
Multiplayer storage
Shared chests on a server stay organized without each player rearranging items by hand.
Who it’s for: Players who keep many chests and want their contents grouped automatically, on single-player worlds or on multiplayer servers.
How it compares
Sorted - Inventory & Chest Sorting, Quick Stack is client-side only and available for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21 – 26.3, under All rights reserved. Auto-Sorter is also client-side only, but it is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and built for Fabric across 1.21 – 1.21.11. Stardew Chest Buttons runs on client and server and is published only for 26.2 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort Chest | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.8.9 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-18 |
| Sorted - Inventory & Chest Sorting, Quick Stack | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Auto-Sorter | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-09 |
| Stardew Chest Buttons | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-30 |
Questions
Does Sort Chest need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Sort Chest support?
Does Sort Chest sort every container?
In the catalog
Sort Chest is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Sort Chest is a lightweight client-side mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 that adds a handy "Sort" button to every chest interface. With one click, it organizes your chest's contents by automatically combining partial stacks of the same item and grouping them together.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sort-chest
- Owner
- Itamio
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15