ItemFinder-container

A Fabric mod to quickly locate items in nearby containers with visual guidance.
Highlight.png

Highlight.png

Search_Screen.png

Search_Screen.png

Item_Grid.png

Item_Grid.png

Configuration.png

Configuration.png

FadhlanPutra | ItemFinder-container
Create a server, get 25% off your first monthaffiliate logo
Create Server
affiliate banner image

Description

๐Ÿ” Item Finder

Never lose track of your items again.
Item Finder lets you search for any item across all your nearby storage containers press a key, pick the item, and the mod tells you exactly where it is, highlights it in the world, and guides you there with a particle trail.


๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

Search Screen Open the search screen with a single keypress โ€” the game keeps running in the background

Item Grid Type "stone" and see 93 matching items as icons. Click one to scan, or press Enter to search instantly

Highlight and Particle Trail Found containers glow yellow. Particles stream toward them. The HUD shows name and distance for each

Configuration Panel Everything is configurable in-game โ€” no config files to edit


๐ŸŽฌ How It Works

  1. Press Y to open the search screen
  2. Type a keyword, a grid of matching items appears instantly
  3. Click an item to scan for that exact item, or press Enter to search without touching the mouse, or press Scan All Matches to find every container holding anything with that keyword
  4. Results appear in the GUI and optionally in chat
  5. Matching containers glow yellow in the world
  6. A particle trail flows from you toward each container
  7. Open a highlighted container and it automatically clears from the list

โœจ Features

๐Ÿ”Ž Smart Search

Two search modes:

  • Exact pick: click an item icon from the visual grid for a precise match
  • Scan All Matches: search by keyword across all containers at once, perfect when you only remember part of a name (type oak to find oak logs, planks, slabs โ€” everything at once)

Enter key shortcut: configurable behavior when you press Enter:

  • Off: Enter does nothing, use mouse as normal
  • Pick first result: instantly scans for the top item in the grid without clicking
  • Scan all matches: instantly runs a keyword scan across all containers

Search language toggle: search by English item IDs or your game's display language

๐Ÿ“ฆ Supports All Storage Types

| Container |โœ… | | ------------------- |- | | Chest |โœ… | | Trapped Chest |โœ… | | Barrel |โœ… | | Shulker Box |โœ… | | Ender Chest |โœ… | | Furnace |โœ… | | Smoker |โœ… | | Blast Furnace |โœ… | | Hopper |โœ… | | Dispenser |โœ… | | Dropper |โœ… | | Minecart with Chest |โœ… | | Chest Boat |โœ… |

๐ŸŸก Container Highlighting

  • Matching containers get a glowing yellow outline in the world
  • Pulse animation (toggleable)
  • Auto-fades after a configurable duration

โœจ Particle Trail

  • Particles stream from your position toward each found container
  • The nearest container gets a stronger, brighter trail
  • 8 particle types: Flame ยท Enchant ยท End Rod ยท Soul Fire ยท Witch ยท Dragon Breath ยท Portal ยท Happy Villager

๐Ÿ“‹ HUD Overlay

  • Panel in the top-right corner shows container names and distances while highlights are active
  • Shows whether results are from Server (real-time) or Cache (local)
  • Disappears automatically when highlights expire

๐Ÿ’พ Local Cache (Multiplayer without server mod)

When playing on a server without the mod installed server-side, Item Finder falls back to a local cache:

  • Every container you open gets its contents saved locally
  • Cache is persistent, data from weeks ago is still remembered
  • Each server has its own separate cache file
  • Results show how old the data is (e.g. 3d ago) so you know how fresh it is
  • A warning is always shown when results come from cache

โš™๏ธ Configuration

Press โš™ Config in the search screen, or access it via Mod Menu.

Setting Description Default
Scan Radius How many blocks away to search 50
Highlight Duration How long the glow stays (seconds) 10
Highlight Pulse Animate the outline ON
Sort By Nearest first or most items first Nearest
Send to Chat Print results in chat ON
Particle Trail Show particle path to containers ON
Particle Type Which particle effect to use END ROD
Search Language English ID or game display language English
Enter Key What pressing Enter does: Off / Pick first / Scan all Pick First Result

All settings save automatically when you close the config panel.


โŒจ๏ธ Keyboard Controls

Action Default Key
Open Item Finder Y
Search / Confirm Enter (configurable behavior)
Back / Close ESC

Change the open key in Options โ†’ Controls โ†’ Key Binds โ†’ Item Finder.


๐ŸŽฎ Controller Support

Item Finder works with controllers via Controllify (install separately).

Once Controllify is installed, map the following in its settings:

Action Suggested Button
Open Item Finder Y (Xbox) / Triangle (PlayStation)
Confirm / Enter A (Xbox) / Cross (PlayStation)
Back / Close B (Xbox) / Circle (PlayStation)

Tip: Set Enter Key to "Pick first result" or "Scan all matches" in Item Finder config so you can search entirely without a mouse, just open, type, and press confirm on your controller.


๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Server Support

Scenario Works? Mode
Singleplayer โœ… Real-time scan
Open to LAN (you are host) โœ… Real-time scan
Server with mod + your client has mod โœ… Real-time scan
Server without mod + your client has mod โœ… Cache mode
Your client does not have mod โŒ โ€”

For server owners: install the mod .jar in your server's mods/ folder. Players who also have the mod will get real-time accurate results. Players without the mod are completely unaffected.

Cache mode note: only containers you have personally opened are searchable. Data may be outdated if others have changed contents since your last visit. A warning is always shown when results come from cache.


๐Ÿ“ฅ Installation

Requirements

Optional but recommended

Steps

  1. Install Fabric for Minecraft 1.21.5
  2. Download Fabric API and place it in your .minecraft/mods/ folder
  3. Download Item Finder and place it in your .minecraft/mods/ folder
  4. Launch Minecraft with the Fabric profile

๐ŸŒ Languages

Fully translated into 15 languages, follows your Minecraft language setting automatically.

English ยท Indonesian ยท Malay ยท Chinese (Simplified) ยท German ยท Japanese ยท Portugese (Brazil) ยท Russian ยท Spanish ยท French ยท Italian ยท Korean ยท Dutch ยท Polish ยท Turkish

Change at Options โ†’ Language.


โš ๏ธ Known Limitations

  • In cache mode, only containers you have personally opened are searchable
  • Cache data can be outdated if other players changed container contents
  • Shulker Boxes inside your inventory are not scanned โ€” only placed ones in the world
  • Ender Chest shows only your own items
  • Containers outside your loaded chunk radius cannot be detected

๐Ÿ“œ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

You are free to use, modify, and include this project in modpacks. Attribution is appreciated.


๐Ÿ› Issues & Feedback

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue on GitHub.
Please include your Minecraft version, mod version, and steps to reproduce.

The ItemFinder-container Team

profile avatar
  • 1
    Projects
  • 32
    Downloads
Donate