Tweaked Creative Menu
by icanttellyou
Tweaked Creative Menu changes how the Creative inventory looks and behaves, with animated tabs, sounds and tooltips that can be set through config and datapacks.
What it does
Tabs in the Creative menu emit a click sound when selected, pop out while hovered, and their icons pop out when a tab is active rather than staying in place. Tooltips sit above the tabs instead of following the cursor. Each of these effects can be turned off in the config file.
Custom tabs can be added with datapacks. A datapack can also expand or replace the contents of existing tabs, which suits modpack makers who need to adjust the Creative menu. The mod is a fork of CreativeMenuTweaks and is released under the MIT License, so the source code is open. It needs Fabric API and works on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt. Either side can run it, and neither needs it, since it only changes the Creative screen.
Files exist for 1.21 and 1.21.1, and the latest build for each loader is 1.1.0+1.21.1, released on 2025-08-05. Optional support for YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) is available for editing settings in game.
Key features
Animated tabs
Tabs pop out on hover and their icons pop out when selected, instead of staying in place.
Tab sounds
Selecting a Creative tab plays a click sound, which can be disabled in the config.
Relocated tooltips
Item tooltips are drawn above the tab row, so they no longer trail the mouse pointer.
Datapack tabs
Custom item groups can be added through datapacks, and the items in existing tabs can be changed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Modpack adjustments
Modpack makers can change the Creative menu layout and tab contents with datapacks, without writing code.
Who it’s for: Modpack makers and players who want a different Creative inventory presentation. Effects are configurable, so the default look can be kept or switched off.
How it compares
Sorted Creative Tabs is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License, and runs on the client alone. Totem Volume Reducer is a Fabric-only mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved, and also runs on the client alone. Tweaked Creative Menu covers Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21 and 1.21.1, under the MIT License, and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweaked Creative Menu | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2025-08-05 |
| Sorted Creative Tabs | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Totem Volume Reducer | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-21 |
Questions
Does Tweaked Creative Menu need Fabric API?
Do servers need to install Tweaked Creative Menu?
Which Minecraft versions have files?
In the catalog
Tweaked Creative Menu is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tweaked Creative Menu is a mod that tweaks the Creative Menu. This mod is a fork of CreativeMenuTweaks.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tweaked-creative-menu
- Owner
- icanttellyou
- Published
- 2025-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15