Hopper filters: sort items without redstone
Every hopper gets a filter slot. Put one item in, and the hopper only accepts that item: a row of filtered hoppers makes a complete item sorter, without a single comparator or redstone torch.
Part of Cassonade, a free vanilla+ mod for Minecraft 26.3 (Fabric)
How it works
Item sorters without the redstone.
- Every hopper gets a filter slot: put one item in, and the hopper only accepts that item.
- A bundle or a shulker box in the filter slot lets through every item it holds. An empty one filters bundles or shulker boxes, like any other item.
- The filter compares the item, not its enchantments or name.
- A row of hoppers with filtered hoppers underneath makes a full item sorter.
- Speed, redstone locking and comparators stay vanilla.
- Filtered hoppers are recognizable by the iron grate inside.
Questions
How do I build an item sorter with filtered hoppers?
Send your items along a line of hoppers. Under each hopper of the line, place a filtered hopper leading into a chest: each one pulls out only its item, and the rest carries on down the line.
Can one hopper filter several items?
Yes: put a bundle or a shulker box holding those items in the filter slot, and every item inside it goes through.
Does the filter care about enchantments or names?
No, it compares the item only: any diamond sword goes through a diamond sword filter, enchanted or renamed.
Does it break my redstone builds?
No. Without a filter, a hopper works exactly as in vanilla, and speed, redstone locking and comparators never change.
More in Cassonade
One mod, every feature: they all come in the same download.
- Backpack 54 more slots, crafted from leather, string and a bundle.
- Compass minimap Equip a compass to see where you are.
- World map and waypoints Every chunk you have explored, on one map.
- Clock Equip a clock to know when night falls, a barometer to know when rain will.
- An inventory that keeps up All the little gestures vanilla is missing.
- Right-click harvest Right-click a ripe crop: it is harvested and replanted.
- Elytra slot Fly without taking your chestplate off.
- Quest journal and advancements Always know what to do next.
- Combat awareness Equip a sculk compass to know who is after you.
- A refined interface A cleaner, warmer look for every screen, still in Minecraft's style.