Stowed: Visible Back Slots
by SappyEddie
Stowed: Visible Back Slots gives players a dedicated holster slot so quick-swap weapons and tools can be displayed on the player's back.
What it does
Stowed adds a holster slot that the player fills with one item. The held item is drawn on the back of the player model in third-person view, the way a sheathed sword or a slung rifle would be carried. Rendering follows the body as it crouches, rides, swims or looks around, so the item stays in place during movement.
The slot is built directly on NeoForge's own data attachment system, and the mod is a standalone holster rather than an add-on to another equipment set. Other mods can equip items into it, and the holstered item is then displayed visually. A slot icon styled after the off-hand shows what the holster contains next to the hotbar, and it appears only when the holster is occupied in the survival inventory screen.
Rendering can be adjusted: players can cycle through the display contexts that vanilla uses for items, such as fixed, held and ground, until the item sits the way they want it. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge, for 1.21.1 only, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The code is not open source; the mod is licensed as All rights reserved.
Key features
Holster slot
A dedicated slot holds one item that is kept separate from the hotbar and the off-hand.
Back display
In third-person view, a holstered item is drawn on the player's back and moves with crouching, riding and swimming.
Holster icon
An off-hand-styled icon beside the hotbar shows the current holster contents while the slot is occupied.
Display contexts
Players can cycle through vanilla's item display contexts to change how the holstered item is positioned.
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 carry several weapons or tools and want them visible, and server owners running modpacks that include equipment mods which use a holster slot.
How it compares
Visible Armor Slots is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that shows armor on the player; it is client required with an optional server side, and it is not open source. Hand Swap is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 covering the hands, and it is licensed as All rights reserved. Stowed differs by adding a separate back slot on both client and server, and it is also not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowed: Visible Back Slots | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
| Visible Armor Slots | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-01-06 |
| Hand Swap | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
Questions
Does Stowed need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Stowed support?
Can other mods put items in the holster?
In the catalog
Stowed: Visible Back Slots is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Stowed adds a dedicated holster slot to your player that requires no other mods — equip any item into it and it will be visually displayed on your player's back, like a sheathed sword, a slung rifle, or a stowed tool. 🌟 Features Standalone: No dependencies. The holster slot is built directly into the mod using…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stowed
- Owner
- SappyEddie
- Published
- 2026-07-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15