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ScalingGUIs

by Spazley

Players who find the vanilla GUI too small or too large can set the scale of each screen separately with ScalingGUIs, a Forge option for 1.12.2.

ForgeClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2

What it does

ScalingGUIs separates the scale of individual interfaces from the main GUI scale setting. The main GUI scale, the HUD scale and the tooltip scale each keep their own controls, so one can change without moving the others. The mod replaces the GUI scale button on the Video Settings menu with a button that opens its own scale settings screen, where sliders offer a wider range than the vanilla options.

The custom scale menu lets a player set a scale for one GUI or for a group of GUIs that share a common ancestor. A dynamic whitelist and a class blacklist decide which GUI classes change scale. Container GUIs are the ones handled by the whitelist, since only classes extending GuiContainer are affected. The crafting table, chest and JEI recipe screens can be given their own scale, and changes are saved when the menu closes.

ScalingGUIs is published for Forge only, for 1.12.2. It runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it and players join without installing it. The mod is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Separate HUD and tooltip scale

    The HUD and tooltips each take their own scale, independent of the main GUI scale setting.

  2. Per-GUI scale menu

    A custom menu sets scales for individual screens or for groups of screens that share a common ancestor.

  3. Dynamic whitelist and blacklist

    A whitelist picks GUI classes that scale by their own dimensions, and a blacklist excludes classes by name.

  4. Wider slider range

    Sliders in the scale settings menu cover a greater range than the vanilla GUI scale options.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.21.12.2-1.0.3.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.12.2 who want to adjust interface size per screen, and players who use JEI and need its recipe screen scaled differently from the rest of the interface.

How it compares

Full comparison

Dacextras is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Vape Manager is a client-side only mod under the MIT License, and it is open source, built for Forge 1.18.1 – 1.18.2, a different version range from ScalingGUIs.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
ScalingGUIsForge1.12.2Client-side only2024-03-02
DacextrasForge1.20.1Client and server2025-10-10
Vape ManagerForge1.18.1 – 1.18.2Client-side only2025-01-13

Questions

Does ScalingGUIs need to be installed on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

Which Minecraft version does ScalingGUIs support?

The latest Forge file, 1.12.2-1.0.3.1, is for 1.12.2, and 1.12.2 is the only game version listed.

Can the scale of the crafting table screen be changed alone?

Yes. The crafting table and chest GUIs both have their own scale setting, so they can differ from other screens.

In the catalog

ScalingGUIs is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.

Game mechanics mods29,952Forge modsMods for 1.12.22,920

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What the author says

Decouples the scaling of individual GUIs, the HUD, and Tooltips. ScalingGUIs replaces the GUI scale button in the Video Settings menu with a button to open a custom scale settings menu.
Spazley, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Spazley
Published
2024-03-02
Updated on Modrinth
2024-03-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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