Better Advancements
Better Advancements changes the advancements screen for players, with a full-screen layout, recolored icons and a few quality-of-life options.
What it does
The advancements screen can fill the whole window instead of the small panel used by default, which makes tree layouts easier to read. Advancement icons can be recolored, replacing the default gray, blue and orange, and the fading of the background on hover can be switched off in the settings. Description boxes can grow slightly larger, and the advancements title now includes the name of the current tab.
As the successor to BetterAchievements, written for the advancements system introduced in version 1.12, this mod has a cosmetic and quality-of-life scope, and it does not change how advancements are earned. Modpack creators who ship custom advancements are pointed to Triumph for that purpose. Only the player's game needs it, since it runs client-side only. Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files are published for 24 release versions across 1.12.2 – 26.3, with the latest file 0.6.0.78 for 26.3. The license is a custom license, so the mod is not open source, although its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Full-screen advancements UI
The advancements screen can use the whole window, replacing the small default panel with a larger view of the tree.
Recolored advancement icons
Icon colors can be changed from the default gray, blue and orange to other colors chosen in the settings.
Background fading option
A setting stops the advancement background from fading when the cursor hovers over it.
Larger description boxes
Description boxes can grow slightly, which makes longer text easier to read without opening another view.
Tab name in the title
The advancements screen title includes the name of the active tab, so players always see which category they are viewing.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Reliable Advancements is needed on the client, with the server optional, under the MIT License, and is open source, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Larger Advancement Tab is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and published only for Fabric, for 1.21.9 – 1.21.11. Better Title Screen is client-side only under All rights reserved, which is not open source, and covers 1.7.2 – 26.1.2. Better Advancements focuses on the advancements screen itself, while these mods differ in loaders, version range and license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Advancements | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-28 |
| Reliable Advancements | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-02 |
| Larger Advancement Tab | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-21 |
| Better Title Screen | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.2 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-03-26 |
Questions
Does Better Advancements need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does the mod support?
Can Better Advancements add new advancements?
In the catalog
Better Advancements 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
Successor to BetterAchievements for the new advancements system in minecraft 1.12+ Better Advancements tries to improve the UI and UX for the advancements system in minecraft 1.12+ in a modded environment.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-advancements
- Owner
- way2muchnoise
- Published
- 2023-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15