This datapack allows you to pick up chests and barrels through the craftable Pick It Up.
Craft
- 6 Chains
- 1 End Crystal
- 1 Shulker Shell
- 1 Anvil
You can also obtain it via
/function pickitup:craft
How to use
Sneak on top of a chest or barrel while holding the craftable item to pick it up!
It will also return a shulker shell.
Notes
The picked up container will retain its name as well as its items.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2
- 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 Pick It Up v1.0.0.zip
- Download size: 29 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.