Shrink It: Compact Tooltips
by syarkkya
Shrink It: Compact Tooltips keeps item tooltips short by default and shows the full stat list only while Shift is held.
What it does
Hovering over an item normally fills the screen with lines for enchantments, attributes, potion effects, armor trims and smithing templates. Shrink It trims that down to a compact view, and holding Shift brings back the detailed stats. Each category can be shown or hidden on its own, so a player can keep only the lines that matter for their play.
The mod offers two display modes, a compact default for everyday play and a detailed view for when more information is needed. Its advanced info, opened with F3+H, adds durability stats, technical item IDs and component counts. Single-line tooltips can be hidden in both modes to keep the interface clean.
Shrink It runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.21.1 and works on the client alone. Fabric API is needed on Fabric, while Quilt users do not need it. Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib are recommended, and the mod integrates with YetAnotherConfigLib to expose its settings. It is compatible with AppleSkin and Enderscape, and it is released under a custom license that is not open source.
Key features
Compact default tooltips
Item tooltips show only the lines chosen for the compact view, leaving inventory and creative screens less crowded.
Hold Shift for details
Holding Shift reveals the full stat list, including enchantments and attributes, without changing the compact default.
Per-category toggles
Enchantments, gear attributes, potion effects, armor trims and smithing templates can each be shown or hidden separately.
Advanced info with F3+H
The F3+H view adds durability stats, technical item IDs and component counts to the tooltip.
Configuration screen
Settings are editable through Mod Menu or YetAnotherConfigLib, with a gallery that previews the available options.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want less text on item hover panels, and players who still need full stats available on demand.
How it compares
Better Tooltips+ is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Better Redstone Tooltips is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and focuses on redstone items. OnTemp is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is open source, so it is the closer match on version and license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrink It: Compact Tooltips | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| Better Tooltips+ | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-08 |
| Better Redstone Tooltips | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-19 |
| OnTemp | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-03 |
Questions
Does Shrink It need Fabric API?
Does the server need Shrink It?
Can the tooltip lines be chosen individually?
In the catalog
Shrink It: Compact Tooltips is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tired of massive, screen-cluttering item tooltips filling up your inventory view? Shrink It gives you complete control over what information is shown when hovering over items. Keep your tooltips clean and compact by default, and simply hold Shift to instantly reveal all the detailed stats, enchantments, attributes…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shrinkit
- Owner
- syarkkya
- Published
- 2026-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15