Hotbars+
by Video
Hotbars+ lets players save many more hotbar layouts than vanilla Minecraft allows, and switch between them quickly.
What it does
The mod modifies the vanilla hotbar so that saved hotbars are paginated, which raises the number of layouts a player can keep far beyond the default. Layouts are stored in a hotbar storage system with support for pages, and a player can hotswap between saved hotbars without opening any menu. Because the storage has no practical limit, players can keep a large collection of loadouts for different tasks in one world.
Hotbars+ is a client-side mod, so only the player's game needs it and servers run without it. A rudimentary backup system keeps copies of saved layouts. The mod is published for Fabric and Quilt, and it needs Fabric API on Fabric or Quilted Fabric API (QFAPI) / Quilt Standard Libraries (QSL) on Quilt. Cotton Client Commands is an optional dependency for the client-side commands. It is released under the MIT License, is open source, and covers game versions 1.14.4 – 1.20.2 with 20 release versions and snapshot builds.
Key features
Paginated hotbar storage
Vanilla hotbar saving is extended with pages, so many more layouts can be kept than the default allows.
Quick hotswapping
A saved hotbar can be swapped in without leaving the game view or opening a separate screen.
Practically unlimited capacity
The storage system is sized so that the number of saved hotbars is effectively unbounded for normal play.
Rudimentary backups
Saved layouts are copied to a backup, which guards against losing a hotbar set after an accidental change.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep many item setups across a survival or creative world and want more saved hotbars than vanilla provides. The mod is client-side, so it suits single-player and multiplayer clients alike.
How it compares
3x3 Hotbar is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source. Refined Saved Hotbar is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and is not open source. More Save Slots is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Hotbars+ covers the older range 1.14.4 – 1.20.2 with Fabric and Quilt files.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotbars+ | Fabric and Quilt | 1.14.4 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2023-06-08 |
| 3x3 Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-06-27 |
| Refined Saved Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-19 |
| More Save Slots | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-12 |
Questions
Does Hotbars+ need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Hotbars+ support?
Does Hotbars+ need Cotton Client Commands?
In the catalog
Hotbars+ is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
Hotbars+ is a mod for Minecraft that dramatically increases how many hotbars can be saved by modifying the vanilla hotbar storage system to support pages. \* = The mod will still launch without it, but you won't be able to run client-side commands like /hotbars+.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hotbars-plus
- Owner
- Video
- Published
- 2022-08-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15