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Hotbar Swapper

by iChun

With Hotbar Swapper held down, scrolling moves through hotbar rows and columns instead of single slots, so items can be swapped in bulk.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.18 – 1.21.5

What it does

Hotbar Swapper lets a player hold a button and scroll through rows and columns of the hotbar, and holding the sneak key narrows the scroll to individual columns. The swap is designed for players who keep favourite tools in fixed slots and want to change a whole group at once. Holding the button starts the action, and the mod can be set so that a press reverses the order, while the default behaviour uses the sprint key as the activator.

The mod works in both the normal inventory and the hotbar, and its position and size on screen can be changed in the config. Players who want the hotbar to stay out of the way can move the display, and players with a crowded key layout can avoid assigning new binds, since the activation runs on keys that are already in use. It is a client only mod: the server does not need it, and players can join servers without installing anything. Hotbar Swapper requires Fabric API on Fabric and iChunUtil on Forge, NeoForge and Fabric, and it is published for 1.18 – 1.21.5 on 18 release versions.

The files are released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so the source code is open. Source code and an issue tracker are linked from the project.

Key features

  1. Row and column scrolling

    While the activation key is held, the scroll wheel moves through rows of the hotbar, and the sneak key narrows it to columns.

  2. Configurable activation

    Players can change the key that starts a swap and choose whether the scroll direction is reversed.

  3. Skipped slots

    Specific hotbar slots can be excluded from the swap, so tools placed in them stay where they are.

  4. Display position and size

    The on-screen display can be moved and resized in the config for players who find it too small or in the wrong place.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.51.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.21.41.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.21.31.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.21.11.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.211.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.61.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.20.41.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.20.21.0.31.0.31.0.3
1.20.11.0.31.0.3Not available
1.201.0.31.0.3Not available
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.0.11.0.1Not available
1.19.31.0.01.0.0Not available
1.19.21.0.31.0.3Not available
1.19.11.0.31.0.3Not available
1.191.0.31.0.3Not available
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

iChunUtilShared library used by iChun's mods
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Builder's Inventory is open source under the MIT License and runs client-side only, with files for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.20.4 – 26.3. Vertical Scroll is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric and NeoForge. Hotbar Swapper differs in its supported loaders, which include Forge, and in its range of 1.18 – 1.21.5, which reaches earlier versions than either of those two mods.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Hotbar SwapperFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18 – 1.21.5Client-side only2025-05-09
Builder's InventoryFabric and NeoForge1.20.4 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-25
Vertical ScrollFabric and NeoForge1.21 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-17

Questions

Does Hotbar Swapper need Fabric API?

Yes, Fabric API is required on Fabric. iChunUtil is required on all loaders, so it must be installed alongside the mod.

Does the server need Hotbar Swapper?

No. Only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it.

Which loaders are supported?

Hotbar Swapper has files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with the latest file 1.0.3 for 1.21.5 on each loader.

In the catalog

Hotbar Swapper is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.

Management mods8,016Fabric modsMods for 1.21.515,307

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What the author says

Hotbar Swapper is a simple utility mod that allows the player to hold a button and scroll through the rows/columns of the inventory and swap them out. By default, the mod waits for you to hold the toggle sprint key button to activate. Whilst activated, scroll to select rows, or hold the sneak key to narrow it down to…
iChun, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
iChun
Published
2024-06-26
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

ManagementUtilityGame mechanics
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