
Item Limiter
A mod that limits the number of items rendered by the client to decrease lag with massive amounts of items
About this Mod
💥 Minecraft Item Entity Limiter
Overview
This mod is designed for players who break a ton of chests and have insane amounts of items or just love throwing items everywhere.
✨ Key Features
- Limits rendered Items
- Prevents FPS drops during insane amounts of items
- Highly configurable
- Set a custom item render limit using a simple command
- Always active
- Automatically manages items rendering in the background
- Performance-focused
- Optimized for extreme amounts of items
- No gameplay changes
- Only affects rendering — vanilla behavior remains intact
⚙️ Command for Configuration
Configuration is done via command:/maxitems <number>
- The value controls how many items can be rendered at once
- Settings are automatically saved and persist between world reloads and game restarts
🧪 Supported Versions
- Minecraft 1.19 – 1.21.4
- Actively tested on all supported versions
📦 Modpack Usage
✔ You may include this mod in modpacks
✔ Credit is required — mention my username as the mod owner
❌ Do NOT claim this mod as your own
🧠 Why Use This Mod?
Vanilla Minecraft struggles with large amounts of items, often causing severe FPS drops or freezes and even crashing.
This mod allows you to:
- Break filled chests with no lag
- Drop thousands of totems
- Experiment freely in creative or survival
—all without performance issues.
🧩 Installation
- Download the mod for your Minecraft version
- Place the
.jarfile into yourmodsfolder - Launch Minecraft
- Use
/maxitems <number>to configure
Available Versions
How to Install Item Limiter 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 (1.21.6).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Item Limiter". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4 (+16 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Item Limiter 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 (1.21.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Item Limiter compatible with fabric?
Item Limiter officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Item Limiter – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Item Limiter 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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