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Colorful Armor Bar

by Syrup Studios

Colorful Armor Bar recolors the armor icons in the HUD, so each armor material shows its own color on the armor bar.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyCustom license1.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

The mod is a lightweight client-side change that colors the armor bar icons by the exact material of the gear a player is wearing. Mixed sets are split in the bar: a diamond chestplate worn with netherite boots shows both materials, and each icon is drawn once. Set groups can merge matching pieces into one continuous section, with the group holding the most armor points shown first. Equal groups keep the worn-slot order, and a setting of false keeps the bar in worn-slot order.

Icon colors come from resource packs rather than hardcoded compatibility, so a new armor tier can be supported by adding a pack without code changes. The mod scans textures mapped to armor materials on its own, and a custom armor set needs only a texture folder named after the material, with icons 18 pixels wide and 9 pixels high under the assets path textures/armoricon. Fabric API and Syrup Library are required dependencies. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.2 and 26.3, and it is released under a custom license that is not open source.

Key features

  1. Material-colored armor icons

    Each armor icon takes a color from its material, so the bar tells apart gear that looks alike in the default HUD.

  2. Mixed armor splitting

    Pieces of different materials are split into separate sections, and both materials appear in the bar.

  3. Trim-aware marks

    A trimmed armor piece adds a small mark that uses the trim material's color, including colors added by other mods.

  4. Glint opacity control

    A setting from 0 to 100 sets the opacity of the enchantment glint on the icons, and 0 turns the glint off.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.0.2+26.3-fabricNot available1.0.2+26.3-neoforge
26.21.0.2+26.2-fabricNot available1.0.2+26.2-neoforge
1.21.111.0.2+1.21.11-fabricNot available1.0.2+1.21.11-neoforge
1.21.11.0.2+1.21.1-fabricNot available1.0.2+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.11.0.2+1.20.1-fabric1.0.2+1.20.1-forgeNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Syrup LibraryThe Official Syrup Studio Library Mod
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Armor Trim Item Fix covers trimmed armor item handling and is closed source under All rights reserved, with files for 1.20 – 26.2. I See My Armored Hand is open source under the MIT License, client-side only, for 1.19.2 – 26.3, so it can be used where this mod cannot be published. Trims Begone! is client and server under the MIT License for 1.20 – 1.21.11, so it applies to both sides of a server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Colorful Armor BarFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-26
Armor Trim Item FixFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 26.2Client-side only2026-07-31
I See My Armored HandFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.2 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-27
Trims Begone!Fabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20 – 1.21.11Client and server2026-01-07

Questions

Does Colorful Armor Bar need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API and Syrup Library are required dependencies, and both must be installed with the mod.

Does the server need Colorful Armor Bar?

No. Servers do not need it; each player installs it for their own game.

How is a custom armor set added?

Place icon textures in a folder named after the armor's material under textures/armoricon. The mod checks the path structure and reads the textures automatically.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.2 and 26.3, with the latest Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 26.3 and 1.20.1.

In the catalog

Colorful Armor Bar is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Tired of Netherite, Diamond, and Leather looking exactly the same on your HUD? Colorful Armor Bar is a lightweight, client-side mod that colors your armor bar icons based on the exact gear you're wearing. Instead of hardcoding compatibility or waiting for backend code updates, everything is driven by resource packs…
Syrup Studios, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Syrup Studios
Published
2026-06-25
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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