How to Use the Pick Up Notifier Mod in Minecraft

Overview

Minecraft inventories fill up fast, especially when mining, exploring structures, or cleaning up after a large fight. After a while, it can be hard to tell whether you picked up iron, cobblestone, or the one rare item you actually cared about. The Pick Up Notifier mod solves that by showing a small on-screen list of items and experience you collect.

Pick Up Notifier is a client-side quality of life mod for Forge and Fabric. It does not change how Minecraft plays, but it makes looting easier to track. The display can be customized too, including its position, colors, icons, and hidden items. It is the sort of mod that quietly becomes hard to play without, which is usually a sign it is doing its job.

Downloading the Mod

Pick Up Notifier requires Puzzles Lib, so download both files for the same Minecraft version and mod loader.

• Open the CurseForge pages for Pick Up Notifier and Puzzles Lib, then select Files.

• Scroll to the recent files area and choose View All.

• Use the version filter to select the Minecraft version you plan to run.

• Pick the correct Forge or Fabric file, then press Download.

• Save both `.jar` files somewhere easy to find, such as your Downloads folder or desktop.

Installing Pick Up Notifier on Your Client

Since Pick Up Notifier runs locally, install it into your Minecraft launcher profile rather than a server folder. Make sure Forge or Fabric is already installed for the Minecraft version you downloaded.

• Open the Minecraft Launcher and go to Installations.

• Find your Forge or Fabric profile, then click the folder icon beside it.

• Open the `mods` folder in the game directory. If it does not exist, create a folder named `mods`.

• Drag both the Pick Up Notifier and Puzzles Lib `.jar` files into that folder.

• Return to the launcher and start Minecraft with the matching modded profile.

Older Fabric builds may use different download files, but the installation process is the same. The important part is compatibility: the Minecraft version, loader type, Pick Up Notifier file, and Puzzles Lib file all need to match.

First Launch

After the mod loads, pick up a few items in-game. New pickups should appear near the bottom-right corner by default, including item names, rarity colors, icons, and experience notifications. The text and icon size are affected by Minecraft's GUI Scale setting in Video Settings.

Most deeper customization happens in the mod configuration file. This is where you can move the notification area, change colors, hide icons, or blacklist specific items from appearing.

Editing the Configuration

Because the mod is installed on your client, its configuration file is stored in your local Minecraft directory. Close Minecraft before editing it, since changing config files while the game is open can lead to changes not applying correctly.

• Close Minecraft, then open the Minecraft Launcher.

• Go to Installations and locate your modded profile.

• Click the folder icon for that profile.

• Open the `config` folder.

• Find `pickupnotifier-client.toml` and open it with a text editor such as Notepad++.

• Save your changes, then restart Minecraft with the same modded profile.

Useful Configuration Examples

The config file contains several options, but a few are especially useful for everyday play. Start with small changes, then launch the game to confirm the result before editing more settings.

If the default white text is hard to read, change the `default_color` value. For example, setting it to `RED` makes regular item notifications appear in red. Rare item colors may still use their rarity formatting unless `ignore_rarity` is set to `true`. When that option is enabled, rare items follow the default color too.

If the notification list overlaps another mod's interface, move it with `screen_corner`. Supported values include:

• `TOP_LEFT`
• `TOP_RIGHT`
• `BOTTOM_LEFT`
• `BOTTOM_RIGHT`

This is useful when minimaps, quest trackers, or other interface mods are already using the default corner. Minecraft screens can get crowded quickly, and nobody needs their diamond pickup hidden behind a widget.

To remove item icons from the display, set `draw_sprites` to `false`. Many players keep icons enabled because they make pickups easier to scan, but disabling them can create a cleaner text-only notification style.

Troubleshooting

The mod does not show pickups

Restart Minecraft after installing the files. Mods are loaded when the game starts, so dropping files into the folder while Minecraft is open will not activate them. Also confirm that Puzzles Lib is installed, since Pick Up Notifier depends on it.

If it still does not work, check that every file matches the same Minecraft version and loader. A Fabric file will not work on Forge, and a 1.19 file will not behave properly on a 1.20 profile.

The config file will not save or apply

Make sure Minecraft is closed before editing `pickupnotifier-client.toml`. Save the file manually in your editor, then reopen the game. If the config resets or stops working, one of the values may be invalid. Recheck spelling, capitalization, quotation marks, and the accepted values for the setting you changed.

Helpful Links

• Pick Up Notifier on CurseForge
• Puzzles Lib on CurseForge
• Minecraft server hosting
• How to add mods to a Minecraft server