PickLoot
Every Minecraft player knows the pain: you sprint through a cave, sweep up nine stacks of cobblestone, two rotten flesh, and a single stick, then spend the next minute sorting through the mess. PickLoot fixes that. This mod disables automatic walk-over collection for the drops it manages and hands the decision back to you, turning every pile of items on the ground into a deliberate choice instead of an accident.
What PickLoot Actually Does
At its core, PickLoot for Minecraft replaces mindless pickup with a card-based interface that lives directly in the world. When items drop nearby, they appear as cards you can browse, select, and collect on your own terms. Nothing gets vacuumed into your inventory unless you say so.
- Pick One: Select a single stack with a configurable key and grab exactly what you need.
- Take It All: Collect every nearby item instantly with a separate keybind.
- Ignore the Clutter: Enable smart filtering only when you want it, leaving junk on the ground.
Scrolling through loot works with the mouse wheel or dedicated previous and next keys, complete with optional modifiers. Separate interaction distances for first-person and third-person gameplay mean moving around in third person will not scramble your list. Cards stay stable, out-of-range items fade smoothly, and new drops appear at the bottom.
A Loot HUD That Belongs in the Game
PickLoot is not another inventory window slapped over your screen. Its cards exist inside the world and stay readable while you move. You can choose between two presentation styles:
- Signature 3D mode: Semi-inclined cards with depth and personality.
- Flat mode: A compact, clean look inspired by modern action RPG interfaces.
Everything is adjustable. Drag the loot list visually, scale panels independently, configure card counts, and read long modded item names through smooth synchronized text scrolling. If you want a frictionless way to try it, the foxygame.net launcher installs PickLoot in a single click and keeps it updated automatically, so your add-on catalog never falls behind the newest builds.
Rarity, Filtering, and Smart Choices
Each card can display a rarity diamond or use Rarity Border Mode, which colors the entire card outline and hides the diamond. Available tiers are NORMAL, COMMON, RARE, EPIC, and LEGENDARY, backed by a complete survival-oriented hierarchy. For modded items, PickLoot resolves rarity through published data, shared tags, conservative recognition of artifacts and high-tier materials, or the final result from Loot Beams: Refork when available. You can define unlimited visual rarity colors through a simple JSON config without recompiling anything.
The smart filter is disabled by default. Turn it on via hotkey and PickLoot hides ordinary clutter while preserving equipment and valuables. Persistent whitelist and blacklist support, an inventory-based visual filter editor, and optional JEI integration make list management painless. Nothing is ever deleted, filtered items simply remain on the ground outside the cards.
Crop Harvesting and Version Support
PickLoot has grown well beyond item collection. Mature crops now appear as cards in the interface, letting you harvest the selected crop with your regular pickup key. The Pick Up All action can collect dropped items and harvest multiple mature crops at once, while immature crops are automatically excluded. Replanting attempts to use seeds from the harvested crop or your inventory, and if none are available, farmland stays fully hydrated. Optional crop adapters cover Croptopia, Farmer's Delight, Let's Do: Farm & Charm, and Kaleidoscope Cookery, and modpack creators can add custom crop definitions through a config file.
The mod runs on Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge, supporting Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.11, and 26.1 through 26.2. Optional integrations include Configuration, Just Enough Items, ItemPhysic, Obscure Tooltips, and Loot Beams: Refork, none of which are required.
How to Install PickLoot
Getting started is straightforward. First, confirm you are running a supported Minecraft version and have the matching loader installed, either Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge. Next, download PickLoot and place the JAR file into your mods folder. If you plan to play on a server, install it on both the client and the server side, since PickLoot is not client-only. Single-player worlds only need the normal local installation.
Once in game, every keybind is fully configurable through Minecraft's Controls menu, so you can tailor selection, pickup, and filtering to your own habits. Modpack creators who want a completely different look can start with the official resource-pack template covering card frames, tutorial panels, rarity diamonds, masks, and custom selection sounds.
Final Thoughts
PickLoot does not just tidy up your inventory, it changes how you interact with the world. By turning every dropped item into a conscious decision, it removes the endless sorting that bogs down exploration and lets you focus on what actually matters. Whether you are a survival purist, a modpack author, or someone who simply hates picking up junk, this mod delivers a cleaner, smarter looting experience. Choose what matters, leave the rest behind.