Get the item you want immediately with Blip

The Creative inventory in Minecraft already has a search tab, and it even has a keybind inside the inventory to allow you to switch to it quickly.

There are a lot of problems I have with it, though. The search itself is alright, but the interface still uses the grid layout that's designed for browsing, not searching. When I do find the item you need, I still need to switch your hand over to the mouse to grab it and put it in my hotbar. Or I suppose I could dump a stack into one of my hotbar slots with the number keys as long as I don't mind replacing whatever was there before. Then, when I'm finished, I try to press E to exit, but the search is always focused, so pressing E begins a new search.

This is why I have created Blip, a Fabric mod that adds a dedicated fuzzy item search that puts the item you want right in your hand.

Blip is super simple. You press the keybinding, J by default, to open the search. When you start typing, the top five results are displayed live with both the item icon and the item name. When you press Enter, the screen closes and the top item is put right in your hand.

Blip has been designed to be intuitive and do things as you might expect. Unless your inventory is completely full, Blip never replaces any items in your inventory. When possible, Blip will give you items you already have so that you aren't filling your inventory with repeat items. No matter what, Blip will always put the item you want in your hand so that you can start using it immediately.

Here is a video detailing exactly how Blip handles each case:

This is my first ever Fabric project, and it was quite a learning experience. For a long time, I've wanted to learn how to develop a Fabric mod, and I'm glad I got to do that with this project.

If you want to find more details, the entire code repository is available on GitHub at BogTheMudWing/Blip. The code is licensed MIT, so you can do whatever you like with it! I also have instructions for installation.

You can download Blip from GitHub, Modrinth, or CurseForge.