Useful Backpacks
by HyCraftHD
Useful Backpacks gives players three extra inventories, small, medium and large, that are carried as wearable items to add storage slots beyond the default inventory.
What it does
The mod adds three backpacks, one per size, each providing a larger inventory than the last. Players craft them and equip them to hold extra items, which makes it practical for longer trips, mining runs and busy survival bases. Required dependencies are Fabric API and U Team Core, which must be present on every loader the card covers.
Useful Backpacks is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21 and 1.21.1. The latest file, 3.0.2.129, targets 1.21.1 and was released on 2025-05-22. Both the server and every player need the mod, because it runs on client and server. The code is open source under the Apache License 2.0, and the source and issue tracker are public.
Optional integrations include Curios API, Curios API Continuation, Just Enough Items (JEI) and Trinkets, which are not needed for the core backpacks to work.
Key features
Three backpack sizes
Small, medium and large backpacks each add their own inventory, so storage can grow with the player's progress.
Craftable backpacks
Each backpack is made from crafting ingredients, so players can build up storage without commands or creative items.
Extra slots on demand
A backpack adds slots without replacing the default inventory, so the player keeps their normal space.
Optional item integrations
Curios API, Trinkets and JEI can be installed alongside the mod for equipment slots and recipe lookup.
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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 2
Optional 2
Use cases
Long expeditions
Players carrying supplies for mining or exploration can use a larger backpack to avoid frequent trips back to storage.
Modpacks
Modpack authors can include the backpacks as a storage layer, since the mod is published for three loaders.
Who it’s for: Players who run out of inventory space during survival play, and modpack authors who want portable storage on Fabric, Forge or NeoForge.
How it compares
Complicated Backpacks is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 that also runs on client and server, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Curios Backpacks is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1 with the same environment, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Useful Backpacks covers Fabric as well, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Backpacks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-22 |
| Complicated Backpacks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-06 |
| Curios Backpacks | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-18 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Useful Backpacks require?
Does the server need Useful Backpacks?
Which loader should be chosen for Useful Backpacks?
In the catalog
Useful Backpacks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Then try this mod. It adds three new backpacks with small, medium and large inventory. This mod can be packed in every modpack you want.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useful-backpacks
- Owner
- HyCraftHD
- Published
- 2024-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15