Can I have extra minecraft inventory?

Can I have extra Minecraft inventory in vanilla Minecraft? I have seen mods be able to do this but never in vanilla Minecraft. Is there some way for me to carry more. Maybe a command that allows me to carry more than a stack of 64 or have more slots to carry more. I cannot figure this out, if there even is away.


Shulker Boxes deserve a dedicated answer of their own.


It is now possible to have extra inventory slots (as of 1.11).

You simply need a Shulker Box...

  • 27 item slots
  • can be placed and broken
  • they keep their inventory when broken, so you can access it after placing the box again
  • can be placed in your inventory and other containers
  • cannot be placed in other Shulker Boxes
  • unlike chests the Shulker Box will be facing away from the block it's placed against
  • you can give it a name using an Anvil.

There is no way in vanilla Minecraft to expand your inventory, whether by commands or by other means.

If you wish to have a larger inventory, you could try making an Ender Chest and using one slot of your inventory to carry it around. Note that you need a silk touch pick in order to pick it back up.

This would mean you can have up to 61 inventory slots (63 minus two slots to carry the Ender Chest and pick) and 4 armour slots total. This is 25 more than the normal 36 slots.