Better Chests adds enhanced chest features to the game.
Better Chests is safe to add/remove at any time. If Better Chests is removed from your game, and any chest has more than 36 items in it, you'll have to grab items from the top to get to the rest of them.
I regularly test Better Chests alongside other mods which affect chests. It also has integrations with some other mods (noted below).
Full Integration
- Automate - Categorized Chests and Filter Items makes it so that Automate can only push items into chests that you choose.
- Better Crafting - Craft from Chest will open a Better Crafting Page that will include items from all chests, with the Craft from Chest feature enabled, within range.
- Horse Overhaul - SaddleBags can be configured as their own chest type. If you limit the range of Craft from Chest and/or Stash to Chest, it will use the distance to your Horse.
Tested Working
Is there another mod you would like to see support added for? Please note it on the Posts tab.
There are too many features and customizability to list them all here, so it is highly recommended you search the Readme for full details on everything this mod can do!
Auto Organize
Every night, after going to bed, your chests will automatically organize items based on the same rules as Stash to Chest.
Better Color Picker
Replaces the Chest Color Picker with a more precise version that lets you pick a color with sliders for hue, saturation, and lightness.
Better Shipping Bin
Relaunches the Shipping Bin menu as a regular Chest menu so that items can be retrieved.
Carry Chest
With Carry Chest enabled, you can hit the Use Tool button to pick up chests into your inventory even if it has items.
Categorize Chest
Categorize Chest allows you to assign item categories to chests so that only those items can be stashed into that chest.
Chest Finder
Search for any chests containing the item you're looking for.
Chest Info
Display stats to the left of the currently opened chest.
Chest Menu Tabs
Tabs are added to the Chest Menu to allow you to quickly toggle between categories of items.
Collect Items
While you are carrying a chest in your inventory, any items you pick up may be collected directly into the chest, bypassing your inventory.
Configurator
Adds a button to the chest menu to configure chests individually.
Craft from Chest
Hit a configurable key to bring up a crafting menu that uses items stored in nearby chests.
Filter Items
Impose restrictions on what types of items are allowed to go into a chest. With this enabled, items that are not part of the allowed list will be blocked.
Label Chest
Assign any chest a name which can be brought up by holding shift and hovering over it.
Open Held Chest
With a chest as your active item, you can hit the action button to bring up the chest menu and access the chests contents.
Organize Chest
Group and sort items in a chest using your own rules including quantity, quality, type, color, and name.
Resize Chest
The default storage for a chest is 36 items. With Resize Chest enabled you can increase storage space up to virtually unlimited storage.
Resize Chest Menu
The default chest menu can show 3 rows of items at once. With Resize Chest Menu enabled you can display anywhere between 3 and 6 rows of items.
Search Items
Adds a search bar to the top of the Chest Menu to only display items that meet a search criteria.
Slot Lock
Hover over an item slot in your backpack and hit a configurable key to lock that slot which prevents any item in that slot from being stashed into a chest.
Stash to Chest
Hit a configurable key to instantly stash items from your inventory into nearby chests.
Transfer Items
Adds buttons that transfer all items into or out of the currently opened chest.
Unload Chest
While carrying a chest and facing another chest, hit the Use Tool button to unload the carried chests contents into the placed chest.
For ease of use, it is recommended to set config options from Generic Mod Config Menu.
More advanced config options can be found on the Readme.
See here for the current status on translations.
Check out my other mods
- Expanded Storage - Allows Content Pack Creators to add custom storage to the game.
- Toolbar Icons - Framework for adding Toolbar Icons that can be used instead of hotkeys or commands.
- Helpful Spouses - Has your Spouse perform a random chore every morning.
Feel free to visit me on my Discord server for announcements and early access to beta releases of my mods.
You're also welcome to seek support or submit issues there. You can also find me on the Stardew Valley discord in #making-mods (LeFauxMatt#6785).