Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip
by Christofmeg
Cardboard Boxes in Mekanism gain a tooltip that lists the block entity and contents stored inside, shown through Jade, The One Probe or WTHIT.
What it does
Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip changes the tooltip of Mekanism Cardboard Box items so they show what is inside. When a box holds a block entity, the tooltip names it, and a box holding a monster spawner shows which mob the spawner produces. The default tooltip is also reworked to match the one Mekanism 10.5 provides, so the information reads the same way in both places.
The inspiration was a gap in quality-of-life information: boxes stacked in a storage network gave no hint of their contents. The mod targets Mekanism setups where spawners are moved in boxes, and it is useful whenever Mekanism is installed and boxes pile up.
Mekanism is a required dependency. Amber (Jade), Hwyla, Jade, The One Probe and WTHIT are optional. When one of the supported plugins is installed next to the mod, it adds two new sections to the probe display for boxes. Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip runs on Forge and NeoForge, is released under the MIT License, and is open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Cardboard Box tooltip
The tooltip of a Mekanism Cardboard Box names the block entity stored inside, so the contents are readable without opening the box.
Spawner contents
A box containing a monster spawner shows which mob the spawner produces.
Jade and WTHIT support
Plugins for Jade, The One Probe and WTHIT add sections to the probe display for Cardboard Boxes, with the stored block entity.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use Mekanism and store Cardboard Boxes in quantity, and server owners who want the contents of boxes visible on their servers.
How it compares
Mekanism Factory Information also runs on Client and server for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. MekDefender is Server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it targets NeoForge for 1.21.1 alone. Mekanism: TrashCube runs on Client and server for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-06 |
| Mekanism Factory Information | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| MekDefender | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-27 |
| Mekanism: TrashCube | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
Questions
Does Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip require Mekanism?
Does the server need the mod, or only the client?
Which loaders are supported?
Does Jade need to be installed to see the contents?
In the catalog
Mekanism Cardboard Tooltip is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Jade/The One Probe/WTHIT plugin that shows what Block and Block Entity is inside Mekanism Cardboard Boxes. When installed alongside Mekanism, and one of the supported plugins it will add two new sections: "Block" and "Block Entity" to the Cardboard Box tooltip. If it contains a monster spawner it will also show what…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mekanism-cardboard-tooltip
- Owner
- Christofmeg
- Published
- 2024-02-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15