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Fancy Tab Sections

by wdiscute

Fancy Tab Sections lets a mod organize Creative Mode tabs into labeled sections using a single simple method call.

ForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

A developer using the library can place items inside Sections within a Creative Mode tab, with extra options for styling each Section. It is a lightweight library that handles the customization, so the calling code stays short. The library is client-side only, so only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, released under the MIT License as open source.

Two mods in the catalog depend on it: Starcatcher's Delight - Let's Do: Kaleidoscope edition and Tab Atelier. Other Library mods with Forge files for 26.3 number 77, so it sits among many similar tools. The author was inspired by Create Aeronautics.

Key features

  1. Sections in Creative tabs

    Items in a Creative Mode tab can be grouped into named Sections, making large tabs easier to browse.

  2. Single-method API

    A single method call adds a new Section, so mod developers need little code to use the library.

  3. Extra section options

    Each Section accepts extra settings, letting developers adjust how it appears in the tab.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.3Not available6.2-NEOFORGE-26.3
26.2Not available6.2-NEOFORGE-26.2
26.1.2Not available6.2-NEOFORGE-26.1.2
1.21.1Not available6.2.1-NEOFORGE-1.21.1
1.20.16.2.3-FORGE-1.20.1Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Required by 2 mods

Starcatcher's Delight - Let's Do: Kaleidoscope edition1.20.1 – 1.21.1Tab Atelier1.21.1 – 26.2

How it compares

Full comparison

Visual Creative Tab Editor is a client and server mod under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.2. Creative Tab Layouts is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 and is client and server, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fancy Tab SectionsForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-03
Visual Creative Tab EditorFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-10-15
Creative Tab Layouts (CTL)NeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-07-29

Questions

Does Starcatcher's Delight need Fancy Tab Sections?

Yes. Starcatcher's Delight - Let's Do: Kaleidoscope edition is one of the two catalog mods that require Fancy Tab Sections.

In the catalog

Fancy Tab Sections is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Library mods3,514Forge modsMods for 26.38,071

More from wdiscute

All projects
Starcatcher1.20.1 – 26.3Starcatcher's Delight - Let's Do: Kaleidoscope edition1.20.1 – 1.21.1wd's Selling Bin1.20.1 – 26.3LibTooltips1.20.1 – 26.3Laicaps1.21.1

Similar mods

Cloth Config API1.14 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3Forge Config API Port1.16 – 26.3

What the author says

A lightweight library allowing for easy customization of Creative Mode Tabs using Sections, with no extra downloads needed! Using the library is extremely simple, using a single method you too can have a fancy new Section!
wdiscute, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
wdiscute
Published
2026-05-08
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-03
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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