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SimpleLoot

A lightweight Fabric mod for Minecraft that adds Rust-style Hover Loot - quickly transfer items by holding a key and swiping your mouse over slots plus additional QOL features.

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Updated
July 6, 2026Jul 6
Published
in 2025
SimpleLoot — Shows what the mod does. Hover over your goop and it goes where you want it! · swipe

At a glance

Runs on Fabric
For Minecraft 1.21.9–26.1, 26.1.2–26.2
Client only — no need to install it on the server
Latest version — 1.5.0 from July 6, 2026
License MIT — free
Where it's needed
In gamerequiredOn servernot needed

Install in the game only; not needed on the server

Game versions1.21.9–26.1, 26.1.2–26.2

SimpleLoot

Minecraft Fabric License Version

A lightweight Fabric mod for Minecraft that adds Rust-style Hover Loot - quickly transfer items by holding a key and swiping your mouse over slots.

Author: Partacus-SPQR
Source: GitHub
Download: Modrinth

Features

  • Hover Loot - Hold a key and swipe over items to transfer them instantly
  • Hover Drop - Hold Ctrl + hover loot key (or dedicated drop key) to drop items on the ground
  • Armor Equip - Hover over armor in your inventory to instantly equip it, or hover armor slots to unequip
  • Crafting Grid - Hover over items in your inventory to send them to the 2x2 or 3x3 crafting grid
  • Creative Support - Hover drop works in creative mode's survival inventory tab
  • Bidirectional - Works both ways: container to inventory and inventory to container
  • Hotbar Protection - Optionally prevent hotbar items from being transferred
  • Container Filters - Enable/disable specific container types
  • No Default Keybinds - You choose your preferred keys
  • Fallback Config - Full-featured config screen works without Cloth Config (sliders, tooltips, reset buttons, scrollable)

Supported Screens

Storage: Chests, Double Chests, Barrels, Shulker Boxes, Ender Chests, Dispensers, Droppers, Hoppers

Processing: Furnaces, Blast Furnaces, Smokers, Brewing Stands

Workstations: Anvils, Smithing Tables, Grindstones, Stonecutters, Looms, Enchanting Tables, Beacons, Crafters, Cartography Tables

Inventory: Player inventory slots, Crafting Table (3x3), Survival inventory crafting (2x2)

Usage

  1. Open Options > Controls > Key Binds > SimpleLoot
  2. Bind a key to Hover Loot (Hold)
  3. Open any container, hold your key, and swipe over items

Drop Mode

  • Hold Ctrl + Hover Loot key to drop items instead of transferring
  • Or bind a dedicated Hover Drop key

Armor Equip

  • In your inventory, hover over armor pieces to equip them
  • Hover over equipped armor slots to unequip
  • Hover armor in inventory while wearing armor to swap (e.g., iron chestplate replaces diamond chestplate)

Crafting Grid

  • In your inventory or crafting table, hover over items to send a full stack to the crafting grid
  • Hover over crafting grid slots to move items back to inventory
  • Hover over the crafting output to craft the maximum amount possible

Configuration

Access via ModMenu or edit config/simpleloot.json

SettingDescriptionDefault
EnabledEnable/disable the modtrue
Hotbar ProtectionProtect hotbar slotsfalse
Transfer DelayDelay between transfers (ms)20
Debug ModeEnable debug loggingfalse
Allow Hover DropEnable drop mode (Ctrl+hover)true
Allow Crafting GridEnable crafting grid transferstrue
Allow Armor EquipEnable armor equip via hovertrue
Armor Swap DelayDelay between armor swaps (ms)70
Container TypesPer-container enable/disableAll enabled

Keybindings

All keybindings support both keyboard keys and mouse buttons.

KeybindDescriptionDefault
Hover Loot (Hold)Hold to transfer items you hover overUnbound
Hover Drop (Hold)Hold to drop items you hover overUnbound
Enable/DisableToggle the mod on/offUnbound
Open ConfigOpen config screenUnbound

Requirements

  • Minecraft 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, or 26.2
  • Fabric Loader 0.18.4+
  • Fabric API
  • Java 21 (for 1.21.9-1.21.11) or Java 25 (for 26.1/26.2)

Optional (Recommended)

  • Cloth Config - Enhanced config screen (not available for MC 26.x yet)
  • ModMenu - In-game mod configuration access

Note: SimpleLoot includes a full-featured fallback config screen with sliders, tooltips, reset buttons, and scrolling. This screen is used when Cloth Config is unavailable or incompatible with your Minecraft version.

Installation

  1. Install Fabric Loader
  2. Install Fabric API
  3. (Optional) Install Cloth Config and ModMenu
  4. Drop SimpleLoot into your mods folder

Building

git clone https://github.com/Partacus-SPQR/SimpleLoot.git
cd SimpleLoot
./gradlew build

License

MIT License - see LICENSE

Author

Partacus-SPQR

Author's Note

Built this because I wanted my loot to transfer just like Rust. Simple and efficient - no more shift clicking!

FAQ

How to install SimpleLoot?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download SimpleLoot 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 SimpleLoot support?

SimpleLoot has builds for Minecraft 1.21.9–26.1, 26.1.2–26.2.

Is SimpleLoot needed on the server?

Client only — no need to install it on the server

License and source
MIT Licensefree to use and share with credit to the author
Original — Modrinth↗Files unchanged, verified with SHA-512Is this your mod? For rights holders

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