BetterTabs
by fonnymunkey
BetterTabs places extra tabs on the player inventory and render screens for other mods, with matching tooltips, when those mods are installed.
What it does
BetterTabs is a small addon for Forge 1.12.2. It adds tabs to the player inventory screen and the render screen that open the screens of other mods, and each tab shows a tooltip describing what it opens. The tabs appear only for mods detected in the game, so a pack without them shows no extra tabs.
Tabs are added for BetterQuesting, LevelUpReloaded, LevelUpLegacy, ClassyHats and Lycanite's Mobs Bestiary. A tab for the quest book uses an icon credited to Hoonts. The mod is tested and works in combination with other mods, and any issues can be reported on the GitHub issue tracker.
BetterTabs runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its files target Forge for 1.12.2 only, and the latest file is 1.0.4, dated 2023-03-21. The first release came out on 2022-08-31. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the public source repository is available.
Key features
Inventory tabs
Adds a tab at the top left of the player inventory that opens the BetterQuesting screen.
Side tabs for level mods
Adds a tab on the left of the inventory for LevelUpReloaded and LevelUpLegacy, each with its own tooltip.
Render screen tab
Places a tab at the top left of the player render screen that opens ClassyHats.
Bestiary tooltip
Shows a tooltip on the Lycanite's Mobs Bestiary tab in the inventory.
Movable tabs
A config option lets some tabs be moved or slid to other positions around the screen.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack menus
Pack makers can keep the quest, level and bestiary screens reachable from the inventory instead of through key bindings.
Tidy inventory layouts
Moving tabs with the config option keeps them from overlapping other interface elements.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack makers running Forge 1.12.2 with BetterQuesting, LevelUpReloaded, LevelUpLegacy, ClassyHats or Lycanite's Mobs installed, who want their screens reachable from the inventory.
Questions
Does BetterTabs need to be installed on the server?
Which mods get tabs from BetterTabs?
Are there other Forge versions of BetterTabs?
In the catalog
BetterTabs is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
A simple addon mod to add inventory Tabs/Tooltips to BetterQuesting, LevelUpReloaded, LevelUpLegacy, Lycanite's Mobs, and ClassyHats. Currently: Adds a tab to the top left of player inventory to open BetterQuesting, and corresponding tooltip. Adds a tab to the left of player inventory to open LevelUpReloaded or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bettertabs
- Owner
- fonnymunkey
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-03-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15