CatosChestViewer
See chest contents and use optional Stash Sense highlights while looking at a chest.
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Catos Chest Viewer
By Catosaur.
Client-side mod to see what is inside a chest while looking at it, without
opening the container. Items are localized, alphabetized, and duplicate stacks
are combined into one row. The header shows used slots out of the container's
total slots, and rows can show how many source stacks contributed to the total.
Client-side only
CatosChestViewer is a client-side mod. It does not need to be
installed on a dedicated server, and other players do not need to install it.
Each client independently renders its own local hover display.
Supported containers
The viewer supports vanilla chests and compatible modded storage that exposes
Valheim's native Container component, inventory, and access behavior. This
includes native-compatible storage such as modded iron chests when they follow
that API. Unsupported custom storage systems are ignored safely.
Example output:
Reinforced Chest 23/24
Bone Fragments x116 (3 stacks)
Feathers x168 (4 stacks)
Wood x240
The source-stack detail can be disabled with ShowStackCount in the generated
configuration file. Stack counts are shown only when an item occupies multiple
source stacks.
Stash Sense (optional)
Stash Sense helps with quick organization. When you hover a chest, it highlights
each chest item that is also present in your own inventory, making suitable
storage easy to spot at a glance. It is enabled by default; use the
matching-row highlight to find the right chest, or turn it off in the generated
config:
[Stash Sense]
Enabled = false
Stash Sense only changes the local hover text; it never moves, sorts, opens, or
otherwise changes items. It is client-side and does not require other players
or the server to install the mod.
Installation
Install the package with a Valheim mod manager, or place
CatosChestViewer.dll in the client profile's BepInEx/plugins directory.
BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350 is required.
The mod creates its configuration at
BepInEx/config/com.catosaur.catoschestviewer.cfg.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: