Showcase
A server-side mod that allows players to share links in chat to showcase items, inventories, containers, villager trades, and statistics through commands or chat keywords.
- Loaders
- FabricQuilt
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 4.1K
- Followers on Modrinth
- 22
- versions
- 47
- Updated
- September 17, 2026Sep 17
- Published
- in 2025
At a glance
Install on the server only; players don't need it
Showcase Mod
The current description is for V2. For V1, please click here.
A server-side Minecraft mod that allows players to share links in chat to showcase items, inventories, containers, villager trades, and statistics through commands or chat keywords.
✨ Features
- Comprehensive Sharing: Items, inventories, containers, and villager trades
- Server-Side: No client installation required
- Interactive Previews: Auto-unpack containers, view books and maps
- Multi-Language: Support for 17+ languages
- Persistent Storage: Shares saved until expiration
- Permission System: LuckPerms integration
- Configurable Chat Keywords: Customizable trigger words for quick sharing
- Statistics Tracking: Player statistics with detailed categorization
- Developer Placeholders: PlaceholderAPI integration for other plugins
- Chat Item Icons: Customizable item icons in chat messages (Experimental)
About Chat Item Icons (Experimental)
Displays item icons in chat messages for shared items.
Why Resource Pack? As a server-side mod, we use Minecraft's custom font system to render icons.
Setup:
- Generate resource pack at IconifyCraft
- Host the pack on a web server
- Enable in
config/showcase/config.yml:itemIcons.enabled = true Add to
server.properties:resource-pack=<your-hosted-pack-url> resource-pack-sha1=<pack-sha1-hash> require-resource-pack=true
Config Options:
itemIcons:
enabled: false # Enable/disable icons
fontNamespace: "iconifycraft" # Resource pack namespace
includeInItemNames: true # Show icons in item names⚠Warning: Experimental feature. Current support for displaying blocks, including chests and ender chests, is incomplete.
⌨️ Commands
💡 View detailed command reference with examples and permissions
Player Commands
/showcase <type> [player] [duration] [description]Types: item, inventory, hotbar, enderchest, container, merchant, stats
Duration formats: 30s, 5m, 1h, 1h30m or raw seconds (e.g. 300)
Other Commands:
- `/showcase cancel ` - Cancel your share
- `/showcase-view ` - View shared content
Admin Commands
/admin-showcase <type> <player> [receiver] [duration] [description]
/showcase-manage <action> [args]Actions: reload, list [page], cancel <id|player>
Chat Keywords
Players can type keywords in square brackets to quickly share content:
Default Keywords (configurable in config.yml):
[item]or[i]- Share held item[inventory]or[inv]- Share inventory[hotbar]or[hb]- Share hotbar[ender_chest]or[ec]- Share ender chest[stats]or[stat]- Share statistics
Example: Check out my [item]! → automatically replaced with clickable share link
🔌 Developer API
🔗 Full API Documentation - Integration guides and examples
PlaceholdersAPI Integration
Basic Sharing:
%showcase:item% - Share held item
%showcase:inventory% - Share inventory
%showcase:hotbar% - Share hotbar
%showcase:ender_chest% - Share ender chest
%showcase:stats% - Share statisticsEssential Statistics:
%showcase:shares_count% - Number of active shares
%showcase:total_views% - Total views received
%showcase:can_share_item% - Permission check (true/false)
%showcase:has_admin_perms% - Admin check (true/false)⚙️ Configuration
⚙️ Configuration Reference - Complete settings guide
Main configuration file: config/showcase/config.yml (YAML format)
Key Settings:
- Share cooldowns and permissions
- Chat keywords and triggers
- Statistics tracking options
- Performance optimization
- Multi-language support
📖 View example config | 🔐 Permission setup
📚 Documentation & Resources
- Complete Documentation - Full feature documentation
- Getting Started - Installation and setup guide
- Command Reference - All commands with examples
- Configuration Guide - Settings and customization
- Developer API - PlaceholderAPI integration
- FAQ & Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
📝 License
FAQ
How to install Showcase?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Showcase for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Showcase support?
Showcase has builds for Minecraft 1.20.5–26.3.
Is Showcase needed on the server?
Server only — players don't need to install it