[CQP] Crafting Quick Peek
by Amne-Dev
[CQP] Crafting Quick Peek shows the recipe for an item under the cursor while a configurable key is held, so the crafting grid can be checked without opening a recipe book.
What it does
Holding the peek key, which defaults to Left Alt, shows an overlay for whatever item is hovered in an inventory. Crafting recipes appear as a small 3x3 grid with the output beside it. Smelting, blasting and smoking recipes are listed in the same overlay, so furnace-type items are covered too. When an item has several valid recipes, the peek key can cycle through them one at a time. The overlay also lists the materials the hovered item requires.
The mod is a Fabric utility that runs on the client alone, so it changes nothing on a server and players can join a server without installing it. It needs Fabric API to load. Better Huds is an optional dependency and is not required for the recipe overlay to work. Files are published for Fabric only, across 12 release versions, under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places the code in the public domain. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Recipe overlay on hover
Hovering an item while the peek key is held opens a recipe overlay for that item in any inventory screen.
Crafting grid preview
Crafting recipes are drawn as a mini 3x3 grid with the output shown next to it.
Furnace-type recipes
Smelting, blasting and smoking recipes appear in the same overlay as crafting recipes.
Cycling between recipes
When an item has several valid recipes, holding the peek key lets the player move between them.
Required materials list
The overlay lists the materials needed to craft the hovered item, so shortages are visible at a glance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want recipe information inside the inventory screen. The mod suits single-player and multiplayer clients, since it needs no server-side install.
How it compares
Alt cursor is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 under the MIT License, and it does not show recipe overlays. Chest Peek is also a Fabric client mod, for 1.21.9 – 26.2 under All rights reserved, and it is aimed at chest contents rather than recipes. chestseek is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.10, under the MIT License, covering a single version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CQP] Crafting Quick Peek | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-23 |
| Alt cursor | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-07-06 |
| Chest Peek | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-12 |
| chestseek | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-06-18 |
Questions
Does CQP need Fabric API?
Does the server need CQP installed?
Which key shows the recipe overlay?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
[CQP] Crafting Quick Peek is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crafting-quick-peek
- Owner
- Amne-Dev
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15