Hotbar Layout Editor
by tpcoffline
Hotbar Layout Editor lets a player move and hide the slots of the Minecraft hotbar from inside the game, without editing any file.
What it does
Pressing H opens the layout editor, where the hotbar can be rearranged on screen. Editing has two modes: a player can drag the whole hotbar group at once, or pick up a single slot and place it on its own. Snap grid-aligned positioning keeps moved slots in line when enabled. Individual slots can also be hidden from the display, so the hotbar shows only the slots a player uses.
The mod is built for Fabric and runs on the client alone, so a server does not need it and players can join a server without installing it. It covers game versions 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 across 11 release versions. The latest file, 1.0.0 for 26.1.2, was published on 2026-05-22. The code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source in the sense of a public repository of contributed code.
Key features
Drag the whole hotbar
Grabbing the hotbar in the editor moves every slot together, so the group can be placed anywhere on screen.
Drag single slots
A slot can be picked up and placed separately, for players who want one item in a different spot.
Snap to grid
An optional snap setting aligns moved slots to a grid, keeping the layout tidy when dragged.
Hide individual slots
Slots can be hidden visually, so the on-screen hotbar shows only the slots that matter to the player.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to change the look of the hotbar on a Fabric client. The mod has no effect on a server, since only the client needs it.
How it compares
SmoothHud is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, a client mod for Fabric covering 1.21 – 26.3, and it changes the wider HUD rather than only the hotbar. 3x3 Customizable Hotbar is a client mod for Fabric covering 1.21.3 – 26.3, released under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 and not open source, and it lays out the hotbar as a grid of its own. Herzium is an MIT licensed, open source Fabric client mod for 1.21.10 – 26.3 that also works on the hotbar layout.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotbar Layout Editor | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-22 |
| SmoothHud | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-08 |
| 3x3 Customizable Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21.3 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Herzium | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does Hotbar Layout Editor need Fabric API?
Do servers need Hotbar Layout Editor installed?
Which game versions does the mod support?
How is the layout saved after editing?
In the catalog
Hotbar Layout Editor is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Customize your Minecraft hotbar layout directly in game. Move each slot individually, move the whole hotbar as a group, hide GUI slots visually.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hotbar-layout-editor
- Owner
- tpcoffline
- Published
- 2026-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15