BarSwap
BarSwap lets a player swap the hotbar with the bottom row of the inventory in one action, so two sets of tools can be switched quickly.
What it does
The mod swaps the hotbar with the bottom inventory row and can toggle the order between the two. The author built it for players who keep different tools in separate bars, such as one for exploration and one for combat. Installation needs several existing mods on some setups, and the mouse scroll input was added to fit the author's own use. BarSwap runs on the client alone, so a server does not need it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 26.2 and the 1.21.1 – 26.2 range, under the BSD 3-Clause License, which is open source.
Key features
Hotbar and inventory swap
One action exchanges the hotbar with the bottom inventory row, keeping both sets of items in place.
Toggle order
The swap can be reversed, so the same two bars switch back and forth without moving items by hand.
Rebindable key
The swap defaults to the backtick key and can be rebound in the controls menu.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Hotbar Switcher Reborn is also client-side only and open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but it targets 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric alone. AutoBlockShuffle covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3 and is not open source, being under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarSwap | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-16 |
| Hotbar Switcher Reborn | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| AutoBlockShuffle | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does BarSwap need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does BarSwap support?
In the catalog
BarSwap is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
I wanted a button to swap the hotbar with the last inventory row, in order to toggle between two bars with different tools, or an exploration bar and a combat bar. There are several existing mods that can do this, but some are complicated and do other things too, aren't available for the version/modloader combo I…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/barswap
- Owner
- KesslerCascade
- Published
- 2026-06-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15