Adaptive Slot Cursor
by NamelessJu
Adaptive Slot Cursor changes how the mouse cursor behaves over inventory slots while items are dragged, for Fabric players on 26.3.
What it does
While an inventory screen is open, the cursor reacts to the slot under it. A pointing hand appears over slots that can be clicked, and a dragged item shows a blocked cursor over a slot that would refuse it, such as a non-armor item held over an armor slot. Cursor shapes come from the operating system, so they may look different from the vanilla game art. The mod respects the vanilla Allow Cursor Changes option, so turning that setting off also turns off these changes.
The mod needs Fabric API and the Fabric loader on Minecraft 1.21.9 or later. Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are optional; with both installed, a settings screen opens from the mod list and allows toggling the mod on or off and choosing which cursor types are used globally. Adaptive Slot Cursor is client-side only, so only the player needs it, and the server can run without it. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, is open source, and its source code is public. Builds cover 1.21.9 – 26.3, with eight release versions published since 2026-03-03.
Key features
Hover cursor on slots
The pointer changes to a pointing hand over clickable inventory slots, signaling that a click will act on them.
Blocked drop indication
A dragged item that cannot be placed in the hovered slot shows a blocked cursor instead of the normal arrow.
Operating system cursors
Cursor images are taken from the operating system, so their look follows the desktop theme rather than the game.
Global cursor types
A setting lets players choose which cursor types are used throughout the game, and the whole mod can be switched off.
Settings screen
With Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib installed, options are edited on a dedicated screen instead of in a file.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 2
How it compares
Custom Cursor is also open source and client-side only, but it targets Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 and is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Cursor Be Gone is an MIT-licensed, open source Fabric mod covering only 1.18.2 – 1.19.3 and does not reach the versions Adaptive Slot Cursor supports. Close Cursor is client-side only and limited to 1.21.11, and it is not open source, released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Slot Cursor | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-25 |
| Custom Cursor | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-19 |
| Cursor Be Gone | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.19.3 | Client-side only | 2023-01-24 |
| Close Cursor | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-03 |
Questions
Does Adaptive Slot Cursor need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the cursor look be changed to match the game?
In the catalog
Adaptive Slot Cursor 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
Shows the pointing hand cursor when hovering over an item in an inventory, or when dragging an item over any slot. If the dragged item can't be put in the hovered slot (e.g. non-armor item can't be put in armor slots) shows the "not allowed" cursor instead. (Uses your operating system cursors so it doesn't…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/adaptive-slot-cursor
- Owner
- NamelessJu
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15