Refined Storage

Refined Storage is a tech mod created by raoulvdberge. A mass storage mod offering digital item and fluid storage with autocrafting, wireless access, and a clean interface. As a tech mod it concentrates on machines, automation, and resource processing, and it has been downloaded around 70 million times, which puts it among the options players reach for in this space.

Refined Storage is built for players who want a more approachable digital storage network than AE2. It offers searchable mass storage, autocrafting, and import/export buses with a gentler learning curve and no channel system to plan around. It rewards a bit of learning, so expect to spend some time understanding its systems before they click.

The mod is available for Forge, Fabric, and NeoForge, so it fits a range of modpacks and launchers. It currently supports Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, spanning the 1.20.1 to 1.21.1 releases. It runs on both the client and the server, so on a multiplayer server every player who connects needs it installed alongside the server itself.

Refined Storage works particularly well alongside Just Enough Items. Because it ships for both Fabric and Forge-family loaders, it slots into most popular modpacks regardless of which side they are built on.

Refined Storage has a modest footprint for what it adds and is widely used in modpacks without notable performance concerns.

If you are comparing options, similar mods include Applied Energistics 2 and Sophisticated Storage. They cover comparable ground, so the right choice usually comes down to your loader, version, and the rest of your pack.