HighLightItem
by elmital
HighLightItem marks inventory slots whose items match the one under the cursor, using one of several comparison modes.
What it does
When a player hovers over an item in an inventory, HighLightItem outlines every other slot holding a matching item. Matching can be strict or loose: the default mode compares the full item stack, while the ITEM ONLY, NAME ONLY and AMOUNT variants relax the check, and later releases add combined modes such as ITEM NBT AMOUNT that mix the rules. Shulker boxes with identical contents count as matches under the NBT modes, and items from the same namespace can be highlighted together.
Custom highlight colors are chosen in RGBA format through a command or a menu with sliders and a live preview, so transparency can be tuned as well. Notifications from the mod can be sent to chat, to the overlay above the health and hunger bars, or only once the inventory is opened, and a key binding triggers them on demand. Menu text is provided in several languages, including Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian.
HighLightItem runs on the client alone, so a server needs no copy and players on any server can install it. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. The mod has no required dependencies, and it is published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 24 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3.
Key features
Comparison modes
Several modes decide what counts as a match, from full stack comparison to matching only the material or the name.
Amount and NBT checks
Modes can also require equal stack sizes or identical NBT data, so two shulker boxes with the same contents are highlighted together.
Custom highlight colors
Each highlight color is set in RGBA, so the player can tune both the hue and the transparency of the outline.
Notification options
Messages can go to chat, to the overlay above the health and hunger bars, or appear when the inventory opens, with a key binding for manual use.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Cleaner Tooltips is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 26.3, client-side only. Hover Highlight is client-side only on Fabric for 1.21 – 26.1.1 and is not open source, licensed under All rights reserved. Sophisticated Item Actions works on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and needs both client and server, while HighLightItem runs on the client alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HighLightItem | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
| Cleaner Tooltips | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Hover Highlight | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-08 |
| Sophisticated Item Actions | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does HighLightItem need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does HighLightItem support for 26.3?
Can the highlight rules be combined?
In the catalog
HighLightItem is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Minecraft mod that highlights inventory items similar to the one hovered over. You can use differents comparaison modes: - ITEM_ONLY: This mode will only compare if the materials are identicals for example if it's a oak door or not. It's how the mod has compared ItemStack until this feature was added and it's the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/highlightitem
- Owner
- elmital
- Published
- 2023-07-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15