Minecraft plugin OpenInv

🔌 About OpenInv

OpenInv — is a Minecraft plugin that allows server staff to open and (optionally) edit players' inventories and ender chests in real time, whether the target player is online or offline. OpenInv is focused on administrative inventory access and provides multiple modes and permissions to control read/write behavior.

🎯 Purpose

OpenInv solves the problem of staff needing safe, flexible access to player inventories and ender chests for moderation, rollback, and support tasks. It reduces the need to ask players to hand over items, enables offline inspection, and offers read-only modes to avoid accidental changes.

⚙ Key features

• Open another player's inventory (online or offline) with configurable read-only/edit access.
• Open another player's ender chest (online or offline) with access modes. ()
• Read-only mode and permission control to prevent edits when not allowed. ()
• Cross-world support to limit access to the same world when configured. ()
• No duplicate slots when opening your own inventory (armor slots treated appropriately). ()
• “Drop as player” behavior and configurable armor-slot rules via permissions. ()
• Silent container opens (no animation/sound) and ability to open containers blocked by mobs/blocks. ()
• Resource‑pack‑based view customization (advanced). ()

🧩 Who it's for

OpenInv is aimed at server owners, admins, and moderators who run Spigot/Paper (and other Bukkit‑compatible) Minecraft servers and need reliable admin access to inventories without granting full trust to staff accounts. It is suitable for Survival, SMP, and network administrative tooling.

🏗 Usage examples

• Moderators inspect a suspected duped inventory without requiring the player to log in. OpenInv opens the offline inventory for review. ()
• Staff use read-only mode to verify item counts before requesting a rollback or item return. ()
• Admins open an ender chest across worlds if configured to allow cross‑world access. ()

⌨️ Commands

Information about specific plugin commands is documented in the project's official wiki and resource pages. The project's wiki contains the authoritative command and alias list; that documentation should be consulted to get the exact command names and syntax. Information not reproduced here due to source documentation format. ()

Note: Do not assume command names — consult the project wiki or resource page for precise, versioned command syntax. ()

🔐 Permissions

Detailed permission nodes and defaults are maintained on the project's wiki. OpenInv exposes fine‑grained permission control (read vs edit, ender vs inventory, cross‑world behavior) as described in the official docs. Consult the wiki for the exact permission nodes and recommended defaults per server role. ()

⚙ Installation

📥 Install

• Download the OpenInv .jar from an official source (GitHub / CurseForge / Modrinth / DevBukkit / Spigot resource page). ()
• Place the .jar in your server's plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the server (do not use /reload).
• Verify plugin loads without errors in console.

📦 Dependencies

• No mandatory external dependencies are listed in the official project README. If your server uses economy or placeholder features via other plugins, OpenInv does not declare those as required in the main README. Check the release notes for optional integration notes. ()

🧾 Configuration

• The project README/wiki describes behavior and options; whether a config.yml is generated depends on the release and distribution. The presence and layout of config files should be confirmed after first run. If you require a specific configuration (cross‑world limits, read‑only defaults), start the server once and inspect the generated plugin folder or the wiki for example configurations. ()
• No official MySQL/SQLite database requirements are documented in the core README.

🧠 Additional information

License

OpenInv is distributed under the GPL‑3.0 license. ()

Releases & downloads

Official releases and downloads are available on GitHub, CurseForge/DevBukkit/Modrinth and the Spigot resource page. A recent release (OpenInv 5.3.0) was published in January 2026. Confirm the exact release and its compatibility with your server core before installing. ()

Known issues / conflicts

• An issue has been reported where opening an offline player's inventory with OpenInv may interact with Paper behaviour and can cause unexpected world-change effects on certain Paper versions; test on a staging server and consult the Paper issue tracker / OpenInv issue list for mitigations. ()
• As with any inventory‑manipulating plugin, conflicts are possible with other plugins that modify inventories, rollback systems, or use similar permission nodes. Test and keep backups.

FAQ

Q: Can staff open inventories of offline players? A: Yes — OpenInv explicitly supports opening inventories and ender chests of offline players, with read‑only options available. ()

Q: Will OpenInv change player data on disk when opening offline inventories? A: Opening offline inventories can have side effects on some server cores (see Paper issue referenced). Test on a non‑production server and consult the project's issue tracker for version‑specific notes. ()

Q: Does OpenInv collect metrics (bStats)? A: The README and official pages do not list telemetry; check the plugin's config and wiki after installation to confirm whether metrics are enabled. ()

Q: Is there Discord support or an official support channel? A: The official README points to GitHub, CurseForge/Modrinth and wiki pages for support and issues. A dedicated Discord is not listed in the main README; check the project pages for community links. ()

✅ When to use OpenInv

Use OpenInv when you need reliable, permission‑controlled access to player inventories and ender chests for moderation, support, or audit tasks on Spigot/Paper servers. Always test behavior on a staging server and review the wiki for exact command and permission nodes before granting staff access.

(Primary sources: OpenInv GitHub repository and official project wiki; downloads available on CurseForge / Modrinth / DevBukkit / Spigot resource page.) ()