Better Tooltips+
by zephrodak
Better Tooltips+ changes the tooltip that appears when a player points at an item, adding category icons, rarity colors, durability figures and basic source notes to it.
What it does
Item tooltips gain a structured layout in place of the default text. Each item is sorted into a simple category such as blocks or general items, so its role can be read at a glance. Rarity is shown in colored text that follows the game's own rarity colors, which makes common items easier to tell apart from rare and epic ones.
Damageable items show their current durability, maximum durability and remaining percentage, so a tool or weapon's condition can be checked without opening another menu. Blocks that are mined are labeled as such, and other items receive a general classification that hints where they usually come from. The mod is built to leave gameplay untouched and to avoid adding visual clutter.
The mod is a Fabric build for 1.21.11 only, and it runs on the client alone. Servers do not need it, so players on a modpack server can install it without any change to the server. The author releases the code under All rights reserved, so the license does not allow the source to be reused.
Key features
Category icons
Items are grouped into simple categories, and each category is marked with an icon in the tooltip.
Rarity colors
Rarity is displayed as color-coded text that matches the colors the game already uses for rarity levels.
Durability details
For tools and weapons, the tooltip lists remaining durability, the maximum, and the share still left as a percentage, so no separate menu has to be opened.
Source notes
Mined blocks are labeled, and other items receive a general classification that suggests their typical origin.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Durability Tooltip is a Fabric client-side mod published for 1.21.10, under All rights reserved, so it covers only durability. Better Redstone Tooltips is also Fabric and client-side only for 1.21.11, released under the MIT License, and it focuses on redstone components instead of general items. Beautiful Tooltips is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21 – 1.21.3, open source under the MIT License, and it restyles the tooltip background more than it adds item data.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Tooltips+ | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-08 |
| Durability Tooltip | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-01 |
| Better Redstone Tooltips | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-19 |
| Beautiful Tooltips | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2024-11-06 |
Questions
Does Better Tooltips+ need Fabric API?
Does Better Tooltips+ have to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Better Tooltips+ support?
In the catalog
Better Tooltips+ is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Better Tooltips Plus enhances the default Minecraft item tooltip system by adding clear, structured, and informative details to every item the player inspects. The goal of the mod is to present useful item information in a clean, readable format without altering gameplay balance or introducing unnecessary visual…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bettertooltips-plus
- Owner
- zephrodak
- Published
- 2026-04-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15