3x3 Customizable Hotbar
by NBSgamesAT
A 3x3 Customizable Hotbar rearranges the hotbar slots into a grid, so each slot is easier to match with its key on a mouse.
What it does
The mod changes the hotbar from a single row into a 3x3 grid, with slots running left to right before moving up and down. Players who use an MMO mouse with many side buttons can see at a glance which button corresponds to which slot. The hotbar can be placed at the bottom middle, in compact bottom middle form, or in any of the corners of the screen, and a horizontal and vertical pixel offset moves it away from the edge.
The experience bar, health and hunger bars, and the other HUD elements are moved so they fit around the relocated hotbar. Corner placements leave the remaining elements above the hotbar, near the screen edge. Settings are exposed through Cloth Config API and can also be changed from the Mod Menu screen. The mod is built on Fabric API and runs on Fabric only, 1.21.3 – 26.3, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and is not open source.
Key features
Grid-shaped hotbar
The nine hotbar slots are shown as a 3x3 block, filled sequentially from left to right and then up and down.
Preset hotbar positions
The hotbar can sit at the bottom middle, in compact bottom middle form, or in one of the four screen corners.
Pixel offsets
Horizontal and vertical offsets shift the hotbar a few pixels away from the screen edge, for corner placements.
Relocated HUD elements
The experience bar and the health and hunger bars move so they sit around the relocated hotbar.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Use cases
MMO mouse players
Players with a mouse that has many side buttons can match each button to a slot in the grid more quickly.
Who it’s for: Players who use an MMO mouse or want a hotbar that is easier to read at a glance. The mod is client-side only and changes nothing on the server side.
How it compares
Hotbar Layout Editor is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Hotbar Switcher Reborn is also a Fabric client mod, for 1.21 – 26.3, released under CC0 1.0 Universal and open source. SmoothHud is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later and covers 1.21 – 26.3, while this mod has a different scope of changes.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3 Customizable Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Hotbar Layout Editor | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-22 |
| Hotbar Switcher Reborn | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| SmoothHud | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-08 |
Questions
Does 3x3 Customizable Hotbar need Fabric API?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
3x3 Customizable Hotbar is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod adds a 3x3 customizable hotbar to the game. This is for people using an mmo mouse in minecraft as it makes it far easier to see which button corresponds to which slot on the hotbar. Hotbar Position: There are hotbar positions like bottom left that will place the hotbar on any of the corners of your screen…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/3x3-customizable-hotbar
- Owner
- NBSgamesAT
- Published
- 2026-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15