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Visible Chest Names

by gradylink

Visible Chest Names shows the custom names of chests, shulkers, barrels and furnaces as floating labels, without opening their GUI.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.11

What it does

Labels appear above container block entities such as chests, shulker boxes, barrels and furnaces, so their names can be read at a glance. The labels are drawn with text display entities, and the mod generates them automatically for containers placed down after it is installed. Previously placed chests get no label yet, since generating those is a planned feature for a future release.

Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing it. Installation also requires Fabric API. The mod is published for Fabric only, with a single build, 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, released under the MIT License and open source.

Key features

  1. Names without opening

    A container's custom name is readable from outside, so the contents do not need to be opened to identify it.

  2. Automatic labels

    Labels are created on their own when a chest or another container is placed, with no manual setup per block.

  3. Text display entities

    The labels are built from text display entities, which keeps the names visible in the world.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.111.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

BetterPeek is client-side only and covers 1.21.11 on Fabric, released under the MIT License, so it runs on the player's side and not the server. UniversalFinder is also client-side only for 1.21.11 on Fabric, but it is under All rights reserved and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Visible Chest NamesFabric1.21.11Server-side only2026-01-27
BetterPeekFabric1.21.11Client-side only2026-05-25
UniversalFinderFabric1.21.11Client-side only2026-07-03

Questions

Does Visible Chest Names need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed alongside the mod.

In the catalog

Visible Chest Names is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

Visible Chest Names is a relatively simple mod that allows you to see the names of chests and other block entities (like shulkers, barrels, furnaces, etc.) above the chest or other block entity without opening a GUI. It uses text display entities to achieve this behavior which are created when you place down the…
gradylink, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
gradylink
Published
2026-01-27
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

StorageUtility
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