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Sharing Your Inventory
Published September 20, 2026
Beyond exporting to a file, an inventory can also be shared as a link — handy for showing off a stocked-up book collection, or handing a starter set of enchantments to another player, without either of you touching a file.
What a share link includes
Tap Share inventory on /inventory to copy a link containing that inventory's name and items only: each item's id, enchantments, prior-work count, and declared quantity or "unlimited" flag. It deliberately leaves out the inventory's icon, color, and edition/version — nothing that identifies you or your specific setup, just the contents. That's different from Importing and Exporting Inventories, whose .json files also carry the inventory's appearance and edition/version, and it's different again from Sharing a Combine Plan, which shares a resolved set of anvil steps rather than an inventory at all.
Receiving a shared inventory
Opening someone's inventory link takes you to /inventory with a banner showing the shared inventory's name and a preview of its items. Tapping Save as my own inventory adds it as a brand-new inventory of your own (it never touches or replaces anything you already have) and switches to it. If the name collides with one you already own, " (2)", " (3)", and so on is appended automatically.
Why it's a separate mechanism from file export
Inventory sharing is built for handing a copy to someone else over a link — no file to save or attach, and no risk of leaking which icon/color you personally picked for it. Use file export/import instead when you're moving your own inventory between your own devices or browsers.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between sharing an inventory and sharing a plan?
An inventory link hands over a collection of books/items — your pantry. A plan link hands over an already-resolved sequence of anvil steps for one specific item — a recipe. Sharing a plan never exposes your inventory contents; sharing an inventory never includes any combine steps.
Does a shared inventory link expose which edition or version I'm using?
No. Edition and version are left out on purpose — only item ids, enchantments, prior-work counts, and quantities are included. The recipient's own inventory keeps whatever edition/version it already had.