Enhanced Anvil Input
by Wekend
Enhanced Anvil Input makes the text field of the anvil screen ready for typing as soon as the window opens.
What it does
Opening an anvil normally requires clicking the name field before any text can be entered. This Forge mod leaves the text input focused from the start, so typing begins right away. The changes are aimed at the anvil interface used on Hypixel, and the author notes that other servers with similar systems may work too. Only the client needs it, since the change is confined to the anvil screen.
Files are published for Forge 1.8.9 only, with version 1.0 dated 2025-05-05 as the latest file. The mod is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later and is open source, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Focused name field
The anvil's text field is focused as soon as the screen opens, so players can type a name without clicking first.
Smoother anvil text input
Quality-of-life changes make entering text on the anvil interface smoother during repeated renaming.
Hypixel-oriented behavior
The input system was built around Hypixel's anvil implementation and may work on other servers that use similar anvils.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
In the catalog
Enhanced Anvil Input is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 955 mods support Minecraft 1.8.9.
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What the author says
Enhanced Anvil Input adds QOL improvements to the anvil GUI to make text input a smoother experience. Made specifically for Hypixel's anvil input system, but likely to work in other cases.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/enhanced-anvil-input
- Owner
- Wekend
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15