A Minecraft 1.8.9 Forge mod that automatically tracks and saves your inventory snapshots, allowing you to view past inventories even after disconnects or deaths.
- Automatic Inventory Tracking: Takes snapshots of your inventory every 15 seconds
- Persistent Storage: Snapshots are saved to disk and persist across game sessions
- View Past Inventories: Access up to 20 snapshots from the last 5 minutes
- Death Protection: Automatically saves your inventory before death
- Client-Side Only: No server-side installation required
- Full Item Details: View items with enchants, lore, and all NBT data
- Minecraft 1.8.9
- Minecraft Forge 11.15.1.2318 or compatible
- Client-side only (no server installation needed)
- Download the latest
inventorylogger.jarfile - Place it in your
.minecraft/mods/folder - Launch Minecraft with Forge 1.8.9
- The mod will automatically start tracking your inventory
Press L (default keybind) to open the inventory snapshot selection GUI.
You can change the keybind in:
- Options → Controls → Inventory → View Inventory Logs
- Press L to open the snapshot list
- Select a snapshot by clicking on its timestamp button
- View the inventory with all items, enchants, and lore
- Hover over items to see detailed tooltips
- Press ESC or click outside the GUI to close
- Snapshots are taken every 15 seconds automatically
- Up to 20 snapshots are kept in memory (5 minutes worth)
- Snapshots are saved to disk and persist across sessions
- Old snapshots are automatically cleaned up after 7 days
Snapshots are stored locally in:
.minecraft/inventory_snapshots/[UUID].dat
Each player has their own snapshot file identified by their UUID.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| L (default) | Open Inventory Snapshot List |
- Snapshot Frequency: Every 300 ticks (15 seconds)
- Memory Retention: 5 minutes (20 snapshots)
- Disk Retention: 7 days
- Storage Format: Compressed NBT files
- Side: Client-side only
- Wait at least 15 seconds after joining a world for the first snapshot to be taken
- Ensure you're in a world (not the main menu)
- Check that the mod is loaded (check the mods list in the main menu)
- Check that the keybind is registered in Options → Controls
- Try changing the keybind to a different key
- Ensure no other mods are conflicting with the L key
- Check that you have write permissions in your
.minecraftfolder - Verify the
inventory_snapshotsfolder exists in your.minecraftdirectory - Check the Minecraft logs for any file I/O errors
This mod is designed to be compatible with other client-side mods. It does not modify any server-side behavior and works in both single-player and multiplayer.