ItemSorter - Chest Sorting Plugin

ItemSorter is a lightweight and intuitive plugin that adds a smart "Sort Items" button directly inside vanilla chests. With a single click, players can sort chest contents alphabetically without commands, and without modifying Minecraft's native GUI.

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Features

• Adds a "Sort Items" button inside any opened chest
• Supports single & double chests
• NBT-tagged button prevents spoofing or duplication
• Prevents emerald abuse (can’t be moved, clicked, or dragged)
• Button is removed safely on chest close or block break
• Permission-based usage (itemsorter.use)
• Detects already-sorted chests to avoid redundant operations
• Optimized for performance & server safety

Permissions

• itemsorter.use

• Allows player to use the sort button

Installation

• Drop the .jar into your /plugins/ folder.
• Restart your server.
• Open any chest an emerald will appear in the last slot.
• Click it to sort the chest alphabetically.

DEV Note

• The sort button uses the last slot of the chest (slot 26 or 53).
• Works with Paper, Spigot, and compatible forks.