How do I install Selective Keep Inventory?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Selective Keep Inventory work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Selective Keep Inventory

by Kadddor · on Modrinth

Per-player keep inventory for vanilla Minecraft. Give keep inventory to selected players only instead of the whole server.

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Data pack1 build
Mod loader Fabric1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.20.1–1.21.11Newest

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.20.1–1.21.11 · Data pack ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Fabric

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Selective Keep Inventory

Selective Keep Inventory is a lightweight vanilla datapack for Minecraft Java Edition that enables keep inventory for specific players only.

Instead of enabling keepInventory for the entire world, this pack lets you choose exactly which players keep their items and XP after death.

Features

Per-player keep inventory
Per-player XP retention
Fully server-side
Vanilla datapack, no plugin or mod required
Supports Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.2 to 1.21.11

How it works

Players with the keepinv tag keep their inventory and XP on death.

Players without the tag die normally and lose their inventory/XP as expected.

Commands

Enable for a player: /tag <player> add keepinv

Disable for a player: /tag <player> remove keepinv

Example: /tag Steve add keepinv

Fabric:

Player Keep Inventory

Server-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that enables keep-inventory only for selected players.

Command

/keepinventory <player|selector> <on|off|toggle|status>

Examples:

/keepinventory Steve on
/keepinventory @a[team=vip] on
/keepinventory Steve status

Installation

Put the ZIP file into your world's datapacks folder
Run /reload
Check with /datapack list

Notes

This is a vanilla datapack, so it does not add a custom root command like /keepinv on Steve. Use the player tag system shown above.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3
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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as Selective Keep Inventory-datapack-1.20.2-to-1.21.11.zip
Download size: 10 KB
Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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