Invisible Frames Revealed Datapack

Craft invisible item frames in survival - and always find them again.

Invisible item frames are great for decoration, but in vanilla you can only get them with commands, and once placed you can't see where they are. This datapack adds a simple survival recipe and shows you every hidden frame while you hold one.

Recipe

Surround an Item Frame with 8 Glass Panes:

Result: 1 Invisible Item Frame. Put a Glow Item Frame in the middle to get an Invisible Glow Item Frame.

Features

• Truly invisible - once placed, only the item inside is visible.
• Stays invisible - broken invisible frames drop as invisible frames again.
• Find them again - hold an invisible item frame and every placed invisible frame shows up as a glass marker.
• Only for you - the markers are visible only to the player holding the frame, nobody else.
• Long range - markers show as far as normal item frames are visible (160 blocks by default, configurable).
• Works with existing frames - frames that were already invisible before installing are detected too.
• Recipe unlocks automatically as soon as you pick up an item frame or a glass pane.

Commands (operators only)

Paper / Spigot servers only send item frames up to 96 blocks away. Match it with /function unsichtbare_rahmen:reichweite {bloecke:96}

Installation

Singleplayer

1. Select your world -> Edit -> Open World Folder
2. Put the ZIP into the datapacks folder
3. Type /reload in the world

Server

1. Put the ZIP into <world>/datapacks/
2. Run /reload

Requirements: Minecraft Java Edition 26.1 - 26.3

Good to know

• The markers are particles, because that's the only way a datapack can show something to a single player. After you put the frame away, they stay visible for up to 4 seconds.
• There is also a plugin version for Paper servers: Invisible Frames Revealed.
• Use either the plugin or the datapack - not both at once.