Sort Sage
by pokejef143
Sort Sage lets a player gather scattered items into marked chests within a set radius, using only signs placed on the containers.
What it does
Sort Sage works through a sign-based system. A player places a sign directly attached to a chest or barrel and types a sort sign, which is case-insensitive. Marked containers in the surrounding area then have their items extracted, consolidated, sorted alphabetically and redistributed across the storage network. The scan radius around the player is set by the server.
The mod is aimed at servers and bases where storage has grown large enough that manual sorting takes hours. Vanilla chests and barrels are supported, along with most modded storage containers such as Iron Chests and Storage Drawers, because the mod relies on Forge's IItemHandler capability. Server administrators can adjust the maximum sorting radius through the server config file to match their playstyle and performance level.
Sort Sage is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 and runs on the server side only, so players join without installing anything. It is published for Forge alone, and the author has released it under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Area-of-effect sorting
Scans a configurable radius around the player to locate every marked storage container.
Item consolidation
Groups items of the same type so stacks fill up, and pulls cobblestone from five chests into the first available inventory.
Alphabetical order
Sorts items by registry name, keeping storage in a clean and predictable arrangement.
Overflow handling
Items that do not fit in the marked chests are dropped at the player's feet as item entities, so nothing is lost.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Large shared storage
Servers with many chests can sort a whole base from one spot instead of opening each container.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run survival or multiplayer bases with large storage networks, and players who want to keep item storage organized without building pipe systems or hopper chains.
How it compares
Chest Inv Sort is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and is published for 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 on Forge, with a client and server environment. Sort Chest is client-side only, under All rights reserved, and covers 1.20.1 on Forge. Busty supports Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with the MIT License, and only needs to be on one side. Sort Sage stays server-side and matches the 1.20.1 build of Forge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort Sage | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-08 |
| Chest Inv Sort | Forge | 1.20.4 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-11 |
| Sort Chest | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-04 |
| Busty | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-26 |
Questions
Does Sort Sage need to be installed on the client?
Which game version does Sort Sage support?
Can the sorting radius be changed?
In the catalog
Sort Sage is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Tired of spending hours sorting your chests? SortSage is a lightweight, server-side compatible mod designed to streamline your storage management. With SortSage, you don't need complex pipes or thousands of hoppers to keep your base organized. Simply mark your chests, hit a key, and watch your items snap into order…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sort-sage
- Owner
- pokejef143
- Published
- 2026-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15