Scrollable Tooltips
by iso2t
Scrollable Tooltips lets players scroll through item tooltips that grow taller than the screen allows, and it works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
Long tooltips in Minecraft are drawn as a fixed-size block, so detailed item descriptions, enchantment lists and extra information can run past the bottom of the screen and go unread. The mod caps the tooltip at a configurable maximum height and lets the mouse wheel move through the content that does not fit. Holding the scroll key, which is Left Ctrl by default, switches the wheel from changing the hotbar to scrolling the tooltip.
Optional scroll indicators show when more content sits above or below the visible part. Scroll speed and the maximum height can both be adjusted in the settings. The mod works with tooltips added by other mods, so their extra lines can be read in the same way. It is a client-side only mod: only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it. Builds exist for NeoForge, Forge and Fabric, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest file, released under the Apache License 2.0 and open source.
Key features
Mouse wheel scrolling
The mouse wheel scrolls through tooltip content that exceeds the configured height.
Configurable height
The maximum tooltip height can be set, so the tooltip fits the screen size the player prefers.
Adjustable scroll speed
Scroll speed is a configurable value, letting players choose how far each wheel step moves the text.
Scroll indicators
Optional markers show that more content exists above or below the visible part of a tooltip.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpacks with detailed items
Packs that add long item descriptions or enchantment lists keep every line readable inside a bounded tooltip.
Who it’s for: Players who run modpacks or mods with long item tooltips, and players who want to read every line without the tooltip covering the screen.
How it compares
Simply Tooltips is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under a custom license, and it is not open source. Scroll Control is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, not open source, and it is also client-side only. Colour Scroller is an open source Fabric mod under the MIT License for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrollable Tooltips | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-02 |
| Simply Tooltips | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-23 |
| Scroll Control | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-11 |
| Colour Scroller | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-11 |
Questions
Does Scrollable Tooltips need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Scrollable Tooltips support for 1.21.1?
Can the scroll key be changed?
In the catalog
Scrollable Tooltips is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tooltips in Minecraft can get long. Really long. Especially with mods that add detailed item descriptions, enchantment lists, or additional information. When a tooltip extends beyond the screen, you simply can't see everything. Scrollable Tooltips fixes this by letting you scroll through any tooltip that exceeds a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scrollabletooltips
- Owner
- iso2t
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15