Cardboard Boxes FAQ

Sneak (hold Shift) and right-click on any block you want to pack, like a chest or furnace. The block and everything inside it will be stored in a cardboard box in your inventory.

No, all items and settings inside the block are preserved in the cardboard box. When you place it again, everything will be exactly as it was.

Yes, machine configurations and NBT data are saved when you pack a block, so redstone settings, filters, and other customizations stay intact.

Left-click the cardboard box to remove it without unpacking the block inside. You can then place it again wherever you need it.

Yes, you can carry packed blocks in your inventory between dimensions, making it easy to transport machines or storage to the Nether, End, or custom dimensions.

Most modded blocks work fine, but some machines with complex data may not pack correctly depending on how they store information. Test with your specific mods if unsure.

No, the cardboard box is only a transport tool. It exists in your inventory to carry the packed block, and disappears when you place the block down.

You can only pack individual blocks. Connected structures like multi-block machines need each block packed separately.

Cardboard Boxes Mod is lightweight and designed to replace heavier mods, so it should have minimal performance impact on your game.

Bedrock and other unbreakable blocks can't be packed. Most other blocks including chests, furnaces, and machines work fine.

Cardboard Boxes is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that adds an early game alternative to shulker boxes. It registers 17 box variants, one for each dye color plus the plain box.

Sneak and right-click a block like a chest, furnace, or machine to pack it and its contents or settings into a cardboard box. Right-click the ground to place the packed block elsewhere, and left-click to remove a box placed by mistake.

A cardboard box holds 9 stacks of items, compared to 27 for a shulker box. Unlike a shulker box, it does not need space above it to be opened, and it breaks instantly with your fists.

The mod is categorized as decoration and storage. You can dye your box after you have made it, and there are 17 color variants in total.

Cardboard Boxes adds boxes you can use to move blocks with their inventories and settings intact, as a replacement for heavier mods like JABBA's dollies or Mekanism 's boxes. It is part of the Single Block Mod series.

In this mod, boxes are transport tools rather than placeable blocks . You pack a block into a box, carry it, and place the block down again somewhere else.

The mod is loaded with Fabric and targets Minecraft 1.21.1. It adds 17 boxes: box, brown box , white box , orange box , magenta box , light blue box , yellow box , lime box , pink box , gray box , light gray box , cyan box , purple box , blue box , green box , red box , and black box .