KeysOverLayers
by Yashh-labs
KeysOverLayers draws a keystroke overlay on screen, showing the movement keys, mouse buttons and hotbar as they are pressed, with a draggable layout.
What it does
Players see which keys are held while they play. The overlay covers WASD movement, the left and right mouse buttons, the Shift, Ctrl, Space and Drop keys, and a hotbar key indicator. An H-Swap indicator shows when the hotbar swap key is in use.
Each element can be moved with the Draggable HUD Editor and resized with the scalable HUD option, so the display fits around other interface parts. Rendering is kept light so the overlay adds little work per frame. The mod is built for Fabric and targets 1.21.11 only.
The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing it. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license and is not open source, which limits redistribution of modified copies.
Key features
Modern WASD overlay
Movement keys light up as they are pressed, drawn in a layout that resembles the keyboard.
Mouse button display
Left and right mouse buttons show their state beside the movement keys.
Modifier and drop keys
Shift, Ctrl, Space and Drop are shown as their own keys, so combinations are visible during play.
Hotbar key overlay
The hotbar keys appear as a row that highlights the slot keys being pressed.
Draggable HUD editor
An editor lets players move each overlay element to a chosen spot on screen.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Tutorial recording
Viewers of a recording can see which inputs produce each action on screen.
Learning controls
New players can check which keys they press while learning movement and hotbar use.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who record or stream gameplay and want input visible on screen, and players who learn the controls of a Fabric 1.21.11 game. It is for the client only, so a server owner has no need to install it.
How it compares
Visual Keystrokes is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Simple Keystrokes is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved and is not open source. KeysOverLayers covers only 1.21.11, under a Creative Commons license that is also not open source, so it targets a single version and not a range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeysOverLayers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Visual Keystrokes | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-15 |
| Simple Keystrokes | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-29 |
Questions
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In the catalog
KeysOverLayers is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/keysoverlayers
- Owner
- Yashh-labs
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15