Refined Saved Hotbar
by Byte8Missing
Refined Saved Hotbar replaces the vanilla Saved Hotbars tab in the creative inventory with an expandable library of saved item sets.
What it does
In the creative inventory, the old Saved Hotbars tab is swapped for an Open Library tab. Players drag an item onto a slot to add it to the library, and items can be removed from it again. The library is kept between sessions, so a set of frequently used blocks and tools stays available without rebuilding the hotbar each time.
Saving keeps the item's NBT data, so enchanted tools, named items and other customized stacks come back as they were stored rather than as plain versions. The library is not limited to the fixed number of slots that the vanilla Saved Hotbars tab offers, which is the main difference the mod is built around.
The mod is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 only. Only the client needs it, and servers run without it. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Expandable item library
The library grows past the nine-hotbar layout of the vanilla Saved Hotbars tab, so more items can be kept in one place.
Drag-and-drop saving
Dragging an item onto a library slot stores it, and the same action removes items from the library.
NBT-preserving saves
Saved stacks keep their NBT data, so enchantments, names and other stored properties return with the item.
Open Library tab
The creative inventory shows an Open Library tab in place of the old Saved Hotbars tab, with no separate screen to open.
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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.
Use cases
Building with a fixed palette
A builder can keep a long list of building blocks in the library and reach any of them from the creative inventory without filling the hotbar.
Keeping custom gear
Enchanted or named tools saved with their NBT data can be taken out again later exactly as they were stored.
Who it’s for: Players who use the creative inventory to build or test, and who want more saved item slots than the vanilla tab provides.
How it compares
Infinite Saved Hotbars is also a Fabric client-side mod, open source under the MIT License, with builds for 1.21 – 26.3, so it covers a wider version range than this mod. More Save Slots is a Fabric client-side mod under the MIT License, limited to 1.21.11 like this one, and it is not open source. 3x3 Hotbar is client-side on Fabric for 1.21, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined Saved Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-19 |
| Infinite Saved Hotbars | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| More Save Slots | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-12 |
| 3x3 Hotbar | Fabric | 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-06-27 |
Questions
Does Refined Saved Hotbar need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Refined Saved Hotbar support?
Does the library keep enchantments on saved items?
In the catalog
Refined Saved Hotbar is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/refined-saved-hotbar
- Owner
- Byte8Missing
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15