
Improved Signs
Improvements for your signs and frames on your Fabric server. Passthrough signs, retain sign text, copy signs & more!
About this Mod

This mod is only for Fabric/Quilt Servers(or Single-Player) and requires Fabric API or Quilted Fabric API
Actively maintained versions: 26.2, 1.21.1
Features
- Sign & Item Frame Passthrough: Access chests, shulker boxes, barrels, etc behind signs by right-clicking the sign
- Interact with Item Frames normally by shift(sneak) + right-click
enableFrameReachExtensionmatches the reach on item frames to the reach on blocks, so passthrough works from as far away as clicking the chest itself. Uses and attacks on any other entity are still rejected past vanilla reach, so it grants no melee advantage. Off by default.
- Item Frames Share Blocks - Item Frames can hang in the same space as a block that isn't a full block, such as a trapdoor, instead of popping off after a few seconds. Off by default
- Invisible Item Frames - Use Amethyst Shards to turn item frames invisible
- You can configure it to use Glass Panes instead
- Signs Retain - Breaking a sign will retain that sign's text, color and glowing. Put the sign in a crafting window to reset it
- Sign Copy - Right-clicking a sign with a sign(or stack of signs)w in your hand will copy the text to the held signs
- Tooltip text for Sign Copy and Retain is generated server-side, no client-side mod required

- Stop Sign editor from opening when placing new signs. Off by default
- All features are configurable in
config/improvedsigns.json5
Shout-outs
- Pillowsledder for creating the excellent icons!
- Original Sign Retain functionality merged from umollu's Sign Retain
- Girafi for the idea for Passthrough Signs. Find their original mod for Forge here
- MeeniMc for contributing several version updates
- Jarva for many contributions to the mod
- Everyone else that has contributed
Available Versions
How to Install Improved Signs on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Improved Signs". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 1.21.11 (+25 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Improved Signs server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Improved Signs compatible with fabric and quilt?
Improved Signs officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 1.21.11. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Improved Signs – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Improved Signs consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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