Colour Scroller
by GoldCoops
Colour Scroller lets players cycle a held item through its colour variants in place, using configurable keys.
What it does
Pressing a bound key moves the selected item to the next or previous colour in its family, such as one wool colour to the next, and the stack keeps its size and NBT data. Pressing the row key cycles the full hotbar, and each item from the same family moves to its matching variant together. Walls, slabs, stairs and other blocks update to follow the chosen colour.
Block families can be mixed, so the cycling reaches across different block types as well. Its scroll lists can be edited through JSON or YML configuration files, or in an in-game screen where players create and manage the scrollable block lists. Players can also choose the next item set for their inventory, which adds survival support beyond creative mode.
Colour Scroller requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, with builds covering 1.21.5 and 1.21.11. The latest file, 1.1.0, targets 1.21.11. The mod is client-side only and works in creative mode. The code is under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Single-item colour cycling
A bound key moves the held item through its colour variant chain while keeping the stack size and NBT data.
Hotbar row scrolling
A second key changes every item in the hotbar row that belongs to the same family to the matching variant.
Matching block parts
Walls, slabs, stairs and similar blocks switch to the selected colour, so a set of related blocks stays consistent.
Editable scroll lists
Scroll lists are defined in JSON or YML files and can also be created and managed in an in-game GUI.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who build with many colour variants of the same block type, and modpack makers who want their own scroll lists. It is a client mod, so players install it themselves.
How it compares
Scroll Control is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, with no open-source claim. Hotbar Scroll Keys is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, as a client-side mod. Hotbar Slot Presets targets 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 under a custom license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour Scroller | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-11 |
| Scroll Control | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-11 |
| Hotbar Scroll Keys | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-23 |
| Hotbar Slot Presets | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-23 |
Questions
Does Colour Scroller need Fabric API?
Does Colour Scroller work in survival mode?
Can scroll lists be changed without code?
In the catalog
Colour Scroller is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod that makes cycling through related items fast and intuitive. Use configurable keys to scroll a single selected item through its color/type variants or to scroll your entire hotbar so all matching item types change together. Enable quick in-game cycling of item colours and related variants. Scroll a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/colour-scroller
- Owner
- GoldCoops
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15