Creative inventory

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Creative mode item selection screen in Java Edition (opened to the search tab)

The Creative inventory is a menu in Creative mode that contains all of the blocks and items from Survival mode, and a few more that can only be obtained via Creative mode.

General info

The player can pick up blocks from here to use endlessly. In the search tab found above the Creative inventory, players can search for the items they want to use. In Java Edition, if the "Operator Items Tab" option in the controls menu is enabled and the player is an operator (or commands are enabled in a singleplayer world), the Creative inventory shows operator items (like command blocks and barriers) in a separate tab.

Java Edition

A single item can be grabbed also can be used by pressing shift 4 times in a row using left-click, increasing with continued left-clicks on that item. Left or right-clicking with an item or stack of items while hovering over any item other than the one held gets rid of the held item. Right-clicking an item also picks up one item, but the second click then puts it back down as opposed to picking up more. Shift-clicking an item grabs a full stack of items. Pressing a number key while hovering over an item instantly places one full stack of that item into the hotbar slot that corresponds with the number.

The Creative inventory screen is sorted into 11 sections: Building Blocks, Colored Blocks, Natural Blocks, Functional Blocks, Redstone Blocks, Tools & Utilities, Combat, Food & Drinks, Ingredients, Spawn Eggs, and Operator Utilities. The latter tab is available only if cheats are enabled and the "Operator Items Tab" option in the controls menu is turned on. Blocks are grouped by material and the same item can appear in multiple tabs, which the latter are indicated with an asterisk (*) below. In the case of the search tab, those that appear in multiple tabs are listed only once in the first section. There are also Invicon Compass.png: Sprite image for Compass in Minecraft Search Items, Invicon Bookshelf.png: Sprite image for Bookshelf in Minecraft Saved Hotbars and Invicon Chest.png: Sprite image for Chest in Minecraft Survival Inventory tabs. Wither and ender dragon spawn eggs, petrified oak slab, knowledge book, uncraftable potions and uncraftable tipped arrow are not obtainable in the Creative inventory.

Using the search tab, one can access enchanted books of any level, whereas only books of the maximum levels can be found in the Ingredients section.


Exclusive features in Java Edition

Main article: Java Edition exclusive features § Creative inventory

Bedrock Edition

"Nature" redirects here. For some of the features associated with nature, see Plant.
"Construction" redirects here. For naturally generated buildings, see Structure.
Creative mode item selection screen in Bedrock Edition with Classic UI Profile
Creative mode item selection screen in Bedrock Edition with Pocket UI Profile

A stack of items from the Creative inventory can be sent to the active hotbar slot by tapping on that item. This is the case on mobile devices; on other platforms, it sends only one item.

The Creative inventory screen in Bedrock Edition is sorted into 4 sections: Construction, Equipment, Items, and Nature. These 4 tabs appear along the right-hand side of the inventory (along the top in Windows 10 Edition). The Creative inventory screen also includes the usual armor, crafting and Survival inventory tabs along the left (along the bottom in Windows 10). The recipe book is also present.

Some items in the Creative inventory are grouped together in sub-sections with other similar items. These sub-sections can be opened by selecting the item with a + icon next to it. Selecting the sub-section with a - icon closes the subsection. These sub-sections exclusively appear in the individual 4 categories and do not appear in the All tab.


Exclusive features in Bedrock Edition

Main article: Bedrock Edition exclusive features § Creative inventory

Unavailable blocks and items

There are several blocks and a couple of items that do not appear in the Creative inventory. They can be obtained with the /give command and can be manually placed using /setblock command, using the IDs provided in the table below. Additionally, using pick block on these blocks also gives them, except where noted. Technical blocks, such as portals and off-state redstone torches, do not have corresponding inventory items at all in Java Edition and cannot be obtained without external help in Bedrock Edition, and thus cannot be legitimately obtained.

Name Can be obtained with Pick Block? Inventory availability Identifier
Java Edition Bedrock Edition
Allow Yes N/A No allow
Barrier Yes Yes[note 1] No barrier
Border Yes N/A No border_block
Command Block Yes Yes[note 1] No command_block
repeating_command_block
chain_command_block
Debug Stick Not a block Yes[note 1] N/A debug_stick
Deny Yes N/A No deny
Ender Dragon Spawn Egg Yes (entity) No No ender_dragon_spawn_egg
Minecart with Command Block Yes (entity) Yes[note 1] No command_block_minecart
Firework Star[note 2] Not a block Yes No firework_star
Firework Rocket[note 2] No (entity) No No firework_rocket
Painting[note 3] No (not the same painting) Yes[note 1] No painting
Petrified Oak Slab Yes No No petrified_oak_slab
Structure Block Yes Yes[note 1] No structure_block
Structure Void Yes Yes[note 1] No structure_void
Knowledge Book Not a block No N/A knowledge_book
Jigsaw Block Yes Yes[note 1] No jigsaw
Light Block Yes‌[JE only] Yes[note 1] No light‌[JE only]
light_block‌[BE only]
Suspicious Stew[note 2] Not a block Yes No suspicious_stew
Uncraftable Potion[note 2] Not a block No N/A potion
Uncraftable Lingering Potion[note 2] Not a block No N/A lingering_potion
Uncraftable Splash Potion[note 2] Not a block No N/A splash_potion
Uncraftable Tipped Arrow[note 2] Not a block No N/A tipped_arrow
Wither Spawn Egg Yes (entity) No No wither_spawn_egg
Ominous Vault No No No vault
  1. ↑ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Only if cheats are enabled and the "Operator Items Tab" option is turned on.
  2. ↑ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Only applies to the "empty" versions of the item without tags. Otherwise, it is available in Survival.
  3. ↑ Only applies to the paintings "Earth", "Fire", "Water" and "Wind".

Creative inventory exclusives

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Several blocks and items found in the Creative inventory are not normally available as items through vanilla Survival gameplay.

Some of these, however, were obtainable using glitches or by exploiting quirks in certain historical versions; more information can be found in the Minecraft Discontinued Features Wiki.

History

This section is about general changes to the Creative inventory. For changes about the specific layout/availability of items in Creative, see Creative inventory/History. For general inventory changes that also affect Survival, see Inventory § History.
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Reason: The tables were split into Creative inventory specific changes, additions, removals; general inventory changes (such as those that affect Survival); and general Creative inventory functionality changes. Make sure the tables are split accordingly.
[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.0.20aAdded Creative inventory. It can be accessed by pressing B.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.3120091231-2033Removed Creative inventory.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.8Pre-releaseThe Creative inventory has been readded.
Picking up an item with a full hotbar puts it in an inventory like Survival, but is hidden when viewing the Creative inventory. The only way to access the items is to use a block with its own inventory.
[hide]Java Edition
1.3.112w21bThe inventory button no longer closes the inventory and instead opens search tab, so the player now must press Esc instead.
The Survival mode inventory is now accessible.
Added a search tab and search function in Creative, allowing players to search for items in the Creative inventory.
12w22aArmor slots, crafting grid, and a delete item feature are added to the Survival inventory.
The Search tab no longer opens automatically, unless the player presses the chat key (Default: T), allowing the inventory to be closed with the normal inventory key again.
12w30cThe 2×2 crafting grid was removed from the Survival inventory tab.
1.4.212w32aAdded the game rule keepInventory, allowing for the retention of player inventory upon death when set to true.
12w40aImproves inventory management.
  • Pick block now works on blocks represented as items in the inventory (e.g. repeater, redstone dust, tripwire, etc).
  • Pressing keys 1-9 while hovering over an item transfers it into the corresponding hotbar slot.
    • if there is already an item in the assigned hotbar slot, the hotbar item and the selected item swap position.
    • while in Creative item selection screen, a stack of that item is transferred to the assigned hotbar slot.
  • In Creative mode, items can now be ⇧ Shift+clicked between the hotbar and the Survival inventory.
    • pick block on an item clones and picks up a stack of that item.
1.6.113w17aAdded extra tooltip info in the search tab.
1.7.213w36aThe displayed item for the 'Decoration Blocks' tab in the Creative menu has been changed from a rose to a peony flower.
1.915w31aThe Survival inventory has been rearranged to accommodate the new off-hand slot.
1.1217w06aAdded Saved Toolbars.
17w13aAdded recipe book button to the Survival inventory.
17w14aChanged the icon on the trigger button from a standard book to a knowledge book.
pre6Optimized Creative inventory searching; namespaces (e.g minecraft:stone) are no longer considered when searching (putting "minecraft:" in the search bar still searches namespaces).
1.19.322w42aMajor overhaul to Creative inventory, see Creative inventory/History for changes.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0Unlimited blocks can now be placed from the player's inventory.
v0.2.0The previous inventory is now used in Creative mode.
v0.14.0?Added the Survival inventory tab.
v0.16.0build 1Added the search tab to the Creative inventory (Windows 10 only).
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Off-hand slot added.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Changed the general look and layout of the Inventory, in regards of the recipe book.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU5CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added Creative inventory.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Added Creative inventory.
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    Jeb showing toolbars.

  • Jeb showing toolbars.

    Jeb showing toolbars.

  • Jeb showing toolbars.

    Jeb showing toolbars.

Issues

Issues relating to "Creative inventory" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

  • MC-276445 – Highlighted text within the anvil and creative inventory interfaces renders blue making it difficult to read
  • MC-196648 – Using non-numeric keys for the hotbar slot keybinds types key into search bar in Creative inventory instead of putting selected item into slot
  • MC-213321 – Bundles cannot be used to collect items from the creative inventory
  • MC-242392 – Picking up items with a full hotbar when in a creative tab other than "Survival Inventory" will cause items to disappear
  • MC-279954 – Inventory desync when shift clicking items in creative mode sometimes
  • MC-11739 – When releasing the mouse over the Survival tab in the Creative menu while using the scroll bar, the inventory switches to the Survival tab
  • MC-87935 – When closing the inventory while holding an item with the cursor in Creative mode, the item disappears
  • MC-141942 – Rebound "pick block" doesn't work in Creative inventory
  • MC-229985 – Closing the creative inventory with an item on the cursor leaves it on the cursor when reopening the inventory
  • MC-233483 – The "minecraft:ui.button.click sound" isn't played when interacting with tabs in the creative inventory
  • And 26 other open issues.

Bedrock Edition

  • MCPE-43954 – Equipment tab in the creative inventory still uses old texture
  • MCPE-172439 – Custom armor duplication in the creative inventory
  • MCPE-199218 – Incorrect Texture, Creative Inventory/Copying Issues, and Potential Implementation Error for "Dried Ghast"
  • MCPE-94239 – Chain and target block are incorrectly positioned in the creative inventory.
  • MCPE-101923 – Potions/Splash potions/Lingering Potions/Arrows of Slowness IV don’t come after Potions/Splash potions/Lingering Potions/Arrows of Slowness I in creative inventory
  • MCPE-104240 – Items in recipe book/creative menu have a delay before loading when opening inventory
  • MCPE-112102 – Creative inventory scroll bars affect all tabs
  • MCPE-127593 – Powder Snow Bucket is located after fish buckets in the creative inventory
  • MCPE-127643 – Deepslate slabs/stairs/walls variant are not ordered correctly in the creative inventory
  • MCPE-162246 – Double tapping items in the creative hotbar sends them to the survival inventory in Classic UI
  • And 4 other open issues.

Trivia

Gallery

Java Edition

  • The Creative inventory in Java Edition Classic.

    The Creative inventory in Java Edition Classic.

  • The Creative inventory screen before 12w21b.

    The Creative inventory screen before 12w21b.

  • The Creative inventory before Java Edition 1.12 Saved Toolbars were added.

    The Creative inventory before Java Edition 1.12 Saved Toolbars were added.

  • Dinnerbone searching for potions in the inventory.

    Dinnerbone searching for potions in the inventory.

  • Dinnerbone searching for potions in the inventory.

    Dinnerbone searching for potions in the inventory.

Java Edition 1.19.3 developer screenshots

  • Proposed ordering of blocks by material in the Building Blocks tab.

    Proposed ordering of blocks by material in the Building Blocks tab.

  • Kingbdogz showing search tab of Creative inventory being organized.

    Kingbdogz showing search tab of Creative inventory being organized.

  • The old transportation tab being removed from Creative inventory by Kingbdogz.

    The old transportation tab being removed from Creative inventory by Kingbdogz.

  • Kingbdogz showing colored items arranged in a gradiant in Creative inventoy.

    Kingbdogz showing colored items arranged in a gradiant in Creative inventoy.

  • Kingbdogz showing dragon eggs and illager banners in Creative inventory.

    Kingbdogz showing dragon eggs and illager banners in Creative inventory.

  • Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory in testing revised layouts.

    Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory in testing revised layouts.

  • Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory in testing revised layouts (scrolled down).

    Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory in testing revised layouts (scrolled down).

  • Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory undergoing second revision.

    Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory undergoing second revision.

  • Kingbdogz comparing new and old Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory.

    Kingbdogz comparing new and old Redstone Blocks tab of Creative inventory.

Bedrock Edition

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in the Demo (recreation)

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in the Demo (recreation)

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory on v0.2.1 (Lite).

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory on v0.2.1 (Lite).

  • Pocket Edition Alpha 0.8.0 development.

    Pocket Edition Alpha 0.8.0 development.

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory from Alpha 0.8.0 to 0.13.2.

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory from Alpha 0.8.0 to 0.13.2.

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.14.0 development.

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.14.0 development.

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.14.0 development.

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.14.0 development.

  • Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.15.0 development.

    Pocket Edition Creative Inventory in v0.15.0 development.

  • Pocket Edition Creative inventory from v0.14.0 to 1.1.5.

    Pocket Edition Creative inventory from v0.14.0 to 1.1.5.

  • Bedrock Edition Creative Inventory Pocket UI on present.

    Bedrock Edition Creative Inventory Pocket UI on present.

  • Windows 10 Edition Creative inventory from 1.0.0 to 1.1.5.

    Windows 10 Edition Creative inventory from 1.0.0 to 1.1.5.

  • Bedrock Edition Creative inventory Classic UI on present.

    Bedrock Edition Creative inventory Classic UI on present.

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