How to See When a Player Is Using Their Inventory or a Container

Spot the Hand Movement

When another player opens a menu such as their inventory, a chest, or a crafting table, their character's hand moves on a virtual screen. You do not need to do anything to enable this — stand near the player and watch their model. The hand motion tells you they are interacting with a container or menu rather than just standing around.

Use It While Sharing a Base

This is handy on multiplayer worlds where several people share storage. If you walk up to a chest and see someone's hand moving at it, they are already browsing that container. The same cue works for crafting tables: if you see the animation, someone is mid-craft and may still be deciding what to make.

What It Does Not Show

You cannot see the items inside another player's inventory or container through this mod. The animation only tells you that a menu is open, not what is in it. It also works with modded containers, so the same hand-motion cue applies to custom storage blocks and machines from other mods. Treat the animation as a signal of activity, not as a way to peek at contents.