WITS
by infikot
WITS shows the full name and stack count of whatever item a player looks at inside a shelf, without any right-clicking.
What it does
Looking at a slot of a shelf makes WITS render a text display with the item's full name and count, placed in a fixed spot parallel to the shelf. The text disappears once the player looks away, so nothing stays in the world. Item names are colored by rarity, Common, Epic and so on, the same way they appear in the inventory.
WITS is a Fabric mod that runs on the client only, so the server and other players need nothing installed. Other players see no text, since the displays are created only for the player who is looking. The mod uses a block ID check and standard NBT inventory data, and it covers vanilla shelves along with most modded shelves that follow that convention. Files are published for Fabric alone, for 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, with 1.1.0 for 26.1.2 as the latest file.
Key features
Hands-free shelf info
Text appears for the slot in view as soon as the player looks at it, and no button has to be pressed.
Rarity-colored names
Item names are colored by rarity, which makes items quick to tell apart at a glance in a storage room.
Lightweight rendering
Text entities exist only while the player looks at a valid shelf, which keeps the performance cost small.
Fixed, clean placement
The text sits in a stable spot with a clean shadow, so it reads as part of the shelf rather than a floating overlay.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Organized storage rooms
Players who sort items on shelves can check contents quickly without opening each slot or reading icons.
Who it’s for: Players who keep shelves of items in bases, storage rooms or builds, and who want to read item names and counts without extra clicks.
How it compares
Handy Bookshelf is open source under the MIT License, works with Fabric, and is published for 1.21.11 – 26.3 with a client and server environment. Shelves is also open source under the MIT License, with a client and server environment, but its files target 1.21.6 – 1.21.8. Double Shelf Crafting is not open source, is released under All rights reserved, and is server required with client optional, covering Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.11 – 26.3. WITS, by contrast, is client-side only and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WITS | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-28 |
| Handy Bookshelf | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
| Shelves | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-23 |
| Double Shelf Crafting | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-26 |
Questions
Does the server need WITS installed?
Does WITS work with modded shelves?
Do other players see the text?
In the catalog
WITS is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
&cacheSeconds=600&link=https%3A%2F%2Fmodrinth.com%2Fmod%2Fshelf-wits) - follow pls:^ Tired of right-clicking a shelf slot just to check the item's full name and stack count? WITS (What's In The Shelf?) removes that extra step. This simple client-side utility displays all the info you need, just by looking.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shelf-wits
- Owner
- infikot
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15