Creative Menu Tweaks
by GoopSwagger
Creative Menu Tweaks changes the Fabric creative inventory screen with tab animations, click sounds and tooltips placed above or below the tabs.
What it does
Tabs in the creative menu gain motion and audio feedback: they rise when hovered and play a sound when clicked. Tooltips are anchored above or below the tab row instead of following the cursor, which keeps item descriptions out of the way of the item grid.
Item groups in the creative menu can be defined by data. Servers can add custom groups through datapacks, so a modpack or server world can present its own set of tabs. The client needs the mod to see the changes, while the server can leave it out and still supply the groups.
The mod is for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 on Fabric. The latest file is 1.2.0 for 1.21.5, published 2025-07-25, and the code is released under the MIT License as open source. Fabric API is required, so it must be installed next to this mod.
Key features
Animated creative tabs
Creative tabs rise when hovered, giving the tab row a responsive feel while browsing.
Tab click sounds
Each tab plays a sound when clicked, so selecting a category gives audible confirmation.
Tooltips above or below tabs
Item tooltips are placed above or below the tab row rather than following the cursor across the grid.
Datapack-driven item groups
Custom creative tabs can be defined in datapacks, letting servers ship their own item groups.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpacks with custom tabs
A modpack that organizes its content into its own creative tabs can define those groups in a datapack and rely on this mod to display them.
Servers with curated item groups
A server owner who wants a fixed set of creative categories can publish them as a datapack that clients load through this mod.
Who it’s for: Players who spend time in the creative inventory, and server owners or modpack authors who want custom item groups in the creative menu on Fabric.
How it compares
TabManager is a Fabric client-side only mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Datapack UIs is server-side only for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 under the MIT License, so players join without installing it. Visual Creative Tab Editor covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2, is client and server, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Menu Tweaks | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client required, server optional | 2025-07-25 |
| TabManager | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-05 |
| Datapack UIs | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-03-26 |
| Visual Creative Tab Editor | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
Questions
Does Creative Menu Tweaks need Fabric API?
Does the server need Creative Menu Tweaks?
Which versions does Creative Menu Tweaks support?
In the catalog
Creative Menu Tweaks is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
A mod that improves the creative gui, adding animations, sounds, and data driven item groups.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creative-menu-tweaks
- Owner
- GoopSwagger
- Published
- 2024-03-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15