Extended Hotbar
by DenWav
Extended Hotbar gives players a second row of hotbar slots, so items from the bottom row of the inventory can be swapped in without leaving the game view.
What it does
The mod renders a double-wide hotbar by drawing a second hotbar alongside the first rather than above it. Pressing R swaps the two rows, while Shift-R swaps only the item in the hand. A toggle can disable or enable the swapping, and a fluent mode lets the player scroll along the bar so the swap happens transparently. Controls use the standard Minecraft controls settings, and the extra options sit on their own page in the configuration menu.
The mod is client-side only, so a vanilla server accepts players who run it and no server install is needed. It requires Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional and only needed to reach the configuration page from the menu. Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, with the latest builds for 1.21.1. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Second hotbar row
The bottom row of the player's inventory becomes a hot-swappable extension of the existing hotbar.
Row and hand swapping
R swaps the two rows, and Shift-R swaps only the item held in the hand.
Fluent scrolling mode
Swapping can happen as the player scrolls along the bar, without pressing a key each time.
Configurable controls
Keys follow the standard Minecraft controls settings, and a separate configuration page holds the extra options.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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
Inventory-heavy play
Players who carry many tools or blocks can keep them within reach across two rows.
How it compares
Swapbar is Fabric only, client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for 1.20.4 – 26.1.2. Seamless Hotbar is NeoForge only, client-side only and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11. Hotbar Swapper covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18 – 1.21.5 under the same LGPL license family as this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extended Hotbar | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-10-19 |
| Swapbar | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-09 |
| Seamless Hotbar | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-09 |
| Hotbar Swapper | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-05-09 |
Questions
Does Extended Hotbar need Fabric API?
Does Extended Hotbar have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Extended Hotbar support?
In the catalog
Extended Hotbar is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Top bar is the bottom bar of the player's inventory. Controls are configurable in the standard Minecraft controls settings.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/extended-hotbar
- Owner
- DenWav
- Published
- 2023-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15