Ziggy's Compressed Blocks
by ZiggySchulz
Ziggy's Compressed Blocks adds compressed versions of common blocks and items that players can craft and store in a smaller footprint.
What it does
Compressed variants are added for a set of common blocks, among them Dirt, Cobblestone, Stone, Sand, Grass Block, Netherrack, End Stone and Obsidian, as well as Cobbled Deepslate, Deepslate, Blackstone and Basalt. Items such as Carrot, Potato, Beetroot, Sugar Cane, Melon, Pumpkin, Cactus, Feather, Egg, Leather, Arrow, Gunpowder, Rotten Flesh, Ghast Tear, Ender Pearl, Blaze Rod and Gravel also receive compressed forms, so the same stack takes less storage space.
The author describes the mod as a light addition aimed at convenience and block variety. It deliberately leaves out recursive compression, which other mods already offer, and targets the obvious cases in a simple way. A compressed Blaze Rod block emits light, and running items through a farm into a crafter before storage is presented as the intended workflow.
Key features
Compressed building blocks
Dirt, stone, sand, grass and similar blocks each get a compressed form for storage and building.
Compressed farm produce
Carrot, potato, beetroot, melon and pumpkin blocks compress crop output into a single block.
Compressed nether and end blocks
Netherrack, End Stone, Obsidian and Basalt have compressed variants alongside the related deepslate and blackstone forms.
Compressed mob drops
Arrow, gunpowder, rotten flesh, ghast tear, ender pearl and blaze rod can all be stored in compressed blocks.
Placeholder art
The textures are placeholder art generated for now, and the author welcomes suggestions for replacement art.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want fewer storage slots for common items, and builders who want more block variety. The mod is a small convenience addition rather than a full compression system.
How it compares
Compressed Items is Fabric-only for 1.18.2 – 1.19.2, client and server, and is not open source, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Squeeze is open source under the MIT License, published for Fabric on 26.1 – 26.2 and runs on client and server. Compressor is All rights reserved, not open source, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziggy's Compressed Blocks | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-21 |
| Compressed Items | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2022-11-03 |
| Squeeze | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-08 |
| Compressor | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.5 | Client and server | 2024-10-20 |
Questions
Does Ziggy's Compressed Blocks need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions does the mod support?
Can compressed blocks be compressed again?
In the catalog
Ziggy's Compressed Blocks is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A light Minecraft mod that adds various compressed blocks for convenience and block variety. The goal of this mod isn't to compress every block, or recursive compressions, as these mods exist already (checkout CB: Compressed Blocks for a cool example). The goal if these mod is to target the obvious cases in a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ziggys-compressed-blocks
- Owner
- ZiggySchulz
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15