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Overlay Tweaks

by Microcontrollers

Overlay Tweaks lets a player adjust several of Minecraft's on-screen overlays, such as the container background, the hand display and the fire and water effects.

FabricNeoForgeOrnitheClient-side onlyGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.8.9 – 26.3

What it does

The mod changes how certain vanilla overlays look. Options cover the opacity of container backgrounds and textures, whether the hand stays visible when the HUD is hidden, and how transparent the hand is. It can also remove the water overlay, drop the underwater field-of-view change, and hide the fire overlay while fire resistance is active. A fire overlay height setting, which also covers shield height, is included.

Overlay Tweaks requires Fabric API, OneConfig and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). It runs on the client alone, so single-player and multiplayer players install it without any server-side mod. Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Ornithe, with the latest Fabric build 2.0.2 for 26.3 and the latest NeoForge build 1.12.8 for 1.21.8. The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.8.9 – 26.3 across 23 release versions.

Key features

  1. Container background opacity

    Sets how transparent the background behind container screens is, so the world shows through more or less.

  2. Container texture opacity

    Adjusts the transparency of the container texture itself, separately from the background.

  3. Hand visibility in hidden HUD

    Keeps the player's hand rendered when the rest of the heads-up display is hidden, with its own opacity setting.

  4. Overlay removal options

    Switches off the water overlay, the underwater field-of-view change and the fire overlay while fire resistance is active.

  5. Fire overlay height

    Moves the fire overlay to a chosen height, which also applies to the shield height overlay.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.32.0.2Not availableNot available
26.22.0.2Not availableNot available
26.1.22.0.2Not availableNot available
26.1.12.0.2Not availableNot available
26.12.0.2Not availableNot available
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.21.111.12.13Not availableNot available
1.21.101.12.9Not availableNot available
1.21.81.12.81.12.8Not available
1.21.51.12.61.12.6Not available
1.21.41.12.01.12.0Not available
1.21.31.10.31.10.3Not available
1.21.21.10.31.10.3Not available
1.21.11.10.0Not availableNot available
1.211.10.0Not availableNot available
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.8.x1 of 1 version 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

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
OneConfigAccess all your mod settings in one place, with a sleek and intuitive interface. By Polyfrost, best with OneClient.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Fire Overlay Controller is a Fabric mod for 1.16.5 – 1.21.5 and is also client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, but it covers fire only. DisableBurningAnimation is open source under the MIT License and works on Fabric and Forge across 1.8.9 – 26.2, handling the burning animation rather than the overlay settings listed here.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Overlay TweaksFabric, NeoForge and Ornithe1.8.9 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-14
Fire Overlay ControllerFabric1.16.5 – 1.21.5Client-side only2025-04-13
DisableBurningAnimationFabric and Forge1.8.9 – 26.2Client-side only2026-07-10

Questions

Does Overlay Tweaks need Fabric API to run?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, next to OneConfig and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL).

Does a server need Overlay Tweaks installed?

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

Which loaders have files for Overlay Tweaks?

Files are published for Fabric, NeoForge and Ornithe. The NeoForge file targets 1.21.8 and the Ornithe file targets 1.8.9.

In the catalog

Overlay Tweaks is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

A small QOL mod that lets you alter vanilla's overlays in small ways.
Microcontrollers, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Microcontrollers
Published
2023-07-18
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Utility
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