📖 Overview
Better Storage Lectern is an addon mod for Ars Nouveau that enhances the Storage Lectern interface. It improves player experience by adding configuration options for many features of the Storage Lectern GUI.
✨ Features
Core Features
- Single Row Scrolling: Configurable row-by-row scrolling for precise browsing
- Optional Auto-Focus Search Bar:
- Auto-focus search field when GUI opens
- Auto-focus search field on key press
- Optional Search Content Save: Optionally save previous search content for quick filter restoration
- Inverted Scroll Wheel by Default: Provides a more intuitive scrolling experience (Note: If you've launched Minecraft with Ars Nouveau before installing this mod, please modify the setting in Ars Nouveau's config file at
config\ars_nouveau-client.toml:overlays.invertLecternScrolling)
⚙️ Configuration
All features can be customized through the client configuration file:
| Configuration Key | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
enable_single_row_scrolling |
true |
Enable single row scrolling mode |
auto_focus_search_field_on_opened |
false |
Auto-focus search field when GUI opens |
auto_focus_search_field_on_key_pressed |
false |
Auto-focus search field on key press |
save_search_field_content |
false |
Save search field content |
🎮 Usage
After installation, all improvements will automatically apply to the Ars Nouveau Storage Lectern interface. You can adjust feature behavior by modifying the configuration file.
Accessing Configuration
In-game, you can access the configuration by:
- Open Main Menu → Mods → Find "Better Storage Lectern"
- Click the configuration button to enter settings
📦 Requirements
Required Dependencies:
- Ars Nouveau (version 5.11.3 or higher)
Platform Requirements:
- NeoForge 21.1.228 or higher
- Minecraft 1.21.1
🐛 Bug Reports & Suggestions
If you encounter any issues or have feature suggestions, please report them on the GitHub Issues page.
📄 License
This project is licensed under the GNU LGPL 3.0 License.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as betterstoragelectern-1.20.1-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 66 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.