How do I install Inside The Block (ITB)?

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 Inside The Block (ITB) 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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Inside The Block (ITB)

by zkryle · on Modrinth

No more boring vanilla block entities, if any vanilla block has a container that should be visible, this mod will show it's content! (Or if it doesn't it…

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 Forge3 builds
Mod loader NeoForge2 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1
Minecraft 1.20.1–1.20.6

Minecraft 1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1

⬇ Download for 1.21.11 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1–1.20.6 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.21.11 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge

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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Have bugs or issues?
👉 Report them here: https://github.com/zKryle/ITB/issues

Inside The Block

Inside The Block is a visual-focused mod that reimagines vanilla container blocks by making them 3D, hollow, and interactive.

Blocks like the furnace are no longer opaque cubes — you can actually see what’s happening inside them in real time.

Features (v1.1.0)

3D hollow Blast Furnace and Smoker model
Fixed missing textures inside the model
Fixed a bug with retrieving the fluid texture that had the game crash in some cases

Features (v1.0.0)

3D hollow Furnace model
Items visibly cooking inside the Furnace in real time
Fully synced with the Furnace’s internal state
Purely visual — no changes to vanilla mechanics

Planned Features

More detailed item animations
Optional configuration settings
Compatibility improvements and optimizations

Important

Suggestions and feedback are welcome!

Inside The Block focuses on immersion and visual clarity, making Minecraft’s world feel more alive by showing you what normally stays hidden.

(Technically still Minecraft — just with less mystery inside your blocks!)

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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as In The Block (ITB)-forge-1.20.1-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 34 KB
Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working

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

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