Vanilla Storage Interface
Vanilla Storage Interface adds a terminal block that gives one searchable view of items stored across nearby chests, barrels and shulker boxes.
What it does
Attaching a chest, barrel or almost any other inventory block to the Storage Interface unifies those containers into a single sortable, scrollable virtual inventory. Items can be searched and accessed from one place without opening each container, and the terminal is built to fit a vanilla-oriented setup rather than replace standard inventories. Contents of shulker boxes are reachable even when they are nested inside other shulker boxes or an Ender Chest.
The mod also includes portable and handheld access points, so storage can be reached without placing a block. A set of craftable frames (a Craft Frame, a Craft Interface and an Upgrade Frame) leads to the final Storage Interface, and wood choices from planks, logs or stripped logs produce the terminal variants, 34 in total across 11 wood types plus black stained glass. Stackable shulker boxes are handled safely: auto-splitting prevents duplication or deletion when the stack sizes are raised by mods such as Carpet.
The mod runs on the client and on the server, so both sides need it, and it requires Cloth Config API. Mod Menu is optional. Files are published for Fabric on 1.21.1 only, and the source code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Key features
Unified searchable inventory
Searchable, sortable and scrollable access to items across attached chests, barrels and other inventory blocks.
Nested shulker box access
Contents of shulker boxes are reachable even when the boxes sit inside other shulker boxes or inside an Ender Chest.
Portable terminals
Handheld and portable access points let players reach storage without placing a block in the world.
Craftable terminal variants
Crafted frames and wood choices produce 34 terminal variants, and a right-click with a glow ink sac makes the screen glow.
Safe stackable shulker boxes
Stacked shulker boxes are auto-split safely, which prevents item duplication or deletion when stack sizes are increased.
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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
Optional 1
How it compares
Basic Chest Search is open source under the MIT License, client-side only and published for Fabric 1.21.9 – 1.21.10, so it covers a different version range and needs no server install. Storage Container Labels is open source under the MIT License, works either on the client or the server, and targets 26.1 – 26.2. Blocktracker is client-side only, published for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Storage Interface | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| Basic Chest Search | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-19 |
| Storage Container Labels | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-07 |
| Blocktracker | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-13 |
Questions
Does Vanilla Storage Interface need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need the mod as well?
Is Mod Menu needed?
In the catalog
Vanilla Storage Interface is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A sleek, Vanilla-oriented storage terminal mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 (Fabric). Tired of digging through massive walls of chests and sifting through countless Shulker Boxes? This mod offers a stupidly simple way to access large quantities of items in one convenient place – using nothing but standard Vanilla inventories.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanilla-storage-interface
- Owner
- Red and White Fox
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15