Better Beta Inventory
by Leviaria
Better Beta Inventory adds number keys, drop shortcuts and armor equipping on right-click to the Beta inventory screens of b1.7.3.
What it does
Number keys 1 through 9, pressed over an inventory slot, send that item directly to the matching hotbar slot or pull the hotbar slot's item into an empty space. The Q key drops one item from the hovered slot, and Shift with Q drops the whole stack. Right-clicking an armor piece places it in the correct armor slot at once, and when the crafting grid closes, unused ingredients go back to the inventory rather than onto the floor.
The mod is an agent that runs with the client, so it changes nothing on a server. These controls work the same in multiplayer as in single-player. Installation is done by selecting the Beta instance in the launcher and choosing Edit Instance. The code is open source under the MIT License and is published for b1.7.3 only, with snapshot builds also published.
Key features
Hotbar number keys
Keys 1 through 9 move an item between an inventory slot and the matching hotbar slot, or empty a hotbar slot into the inventory.
Single and stack drops
Q drops one item from the hovered slot, and Shift with Q drops the entire stack.
Armor quick equip
Right-clicking a helmet, chestplate, leggings or boots places it in the matching armor slot immediately.
Crafting grid cleanup
Ingredients left in the crafting grid when it closes return to the inventory instead of dropping on the ground.
Use cases
Faster menu management
Players who rearrange items often can reach a hotbar slot or drop a stack without dragging items by hand through the menus.
Who it’s for: Players of the Beta build who want the inventory to behave more like later versions. Single-player and multiplayer players both benefit, since no server-side install is needed.
Questions
Does Better Beta Inventory need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Better Beta Inventory support?
Does the crafting grid change when the mod is active?
In the catalog
Better Beta Inventory is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
Brings modern inventory controls to Minecraft Beta 1.7.3. No more fumbling through menus to move items where you want them.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-beta-inventory
- Owner
- Leviaria
- Published
- 2026-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15