Item Holograms
by mattseq
Item Holograms shows a floating label above dropped items on the client, with the item name, stack count and optional tooltips.
What it does
When an item lies on the ground, the mod can draw a hologram above it that lists the item name and how many items the stack holds. Label display distance controls how far away the labels remain readable, and the tooltip display can be switched on or off from the config. Holograms are drawn only where the player can see them, so labels hidden behind blocks or outside the view are skipped.
Minimal Mode narrows the labels further. Only the hologram of the item the player is looking at, or of the item they are both looking at while sneaking, is shown, which reduces clutter in areas with many drops. Labels are cached after a raytrace, which keeps rendering cheap on busy worlds. Item Holograms is open source under the MIT License, is published for Fabric and Forge, and runs on the client alone, so players join servers without installing anything extra.
The files cover 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4 and 1.20.1. The latest Fabric build is 4.0.0-1.20.1 for 1.20.1, and the latest Forge build is 4.0.0-1.19.2 for 1.19.4. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Item name and stack count
Each dropped item can show its name and the number of items in its stack above it, within a set radius.
Minimal mode
Only the hologram of the item under the player's crosshair is shown, which keeps dense drops readable.
Frustum culling
Holograms are rendered only within the player's field of view, and labels behind objects are not drawn.
Tooltips and distance
Tooltips can be turned on or off, and the distance at which labels appear is adjustable in the config.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want item names and counts shown in the world, mainly on a client they play on, in single-player or on a server.
How it compares
Transparent Tooltips is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.19 – 1.20.5 under the MIT License and open source, so it changes tooltips rather than world labels. Hologram Panel is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, runs on both client and server, and is published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. Hologram Hider is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2 under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item Holograms | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-17 |
| Transparent Tooltips | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.5 | Client-side only | 2024-02-22 |
| Hologram Panel | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-05-10 |
| Hologram Hider | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-27 |
Questions
Does Item Holograms need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Item Holograms support?
Can the labels be limited to the item being looked at?
In the catalog
Item Holograms is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/item-holograms
- Owner
- mattseq
- Published
- 2025-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15