How do I install Always Open Chests?

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 Always Open Chests work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Always Open Chests

Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by TRC-AI · on Modrinth

Always Open Chests is a Minecraft mod mod that allows players to open chests even when a solid block is placed directly above them.

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Always Open Chests is a Minecraft mod that removes the vanilla restriction preventing chests from opening when a solid block is placed above them. This lightweight tweak gives you total freedom to design compact, hidden, or tightly packed storage systems without worrying about block clearance.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as ubchest-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 43 KB
Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working

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

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