Vertical Scroll
by _stonyyy
With Vertical Scroll installed, a player can move through the hotbar column by column, bringing items from the inventory into the selected hotbar slot without opening the inventory screen.
What it does
Scrolling up brings the top item of the selected column down into the hotbar slot, and scrolling down brings the bottom item up. Holding a modifier key, which is Left Alt by default and can be rebound under Controls, cycles items through the column instead. A small overlay above the selected slot shows the three inventory slots stacked over it along with their counts, and arrows mark the ends of the column. Only items move, so the hotbar selection stays where it is.
The mod runs on the client alone, so players can join a server that does not have it. Server owners need to install nothing. It covers Minecraft 1.21 and later, including the 1.21.x releases and 26.1, with builds for Fabric and NeoForge. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Column scrolling
Scroll wheel input moves the top or bottom item of a hotbar column into the selected slot.
Modifier-key cycling
Holding the modifier key cycles items through the whole column of three inventory slots above the hotbar slot.
Column overlay
A small overlay above the selected hotbar slot shows the three stacked items and their stack counts.
Rebindable modifier
The modifier key defaults to Left Alt and can be changed under the Controls menu as Vertical Scroll.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Playing without opening the inventory
Players who swap tools or blocks often can reach items in the inventory column without pausing to open the screen.
Who it’s for: Players who switch hotbar items frequently in survival, creative or multiplayer worlds, and players who want quick access to inventory slots while building or fighting.
How it compares
Hotbar Inventory Transfer is a Fabric-only, client-side mod for 1.21 – 26.2, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source. Verticality+ is also Fabric-only and client-side, covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, is under the MIT License and is not open source. Hotbar Scroll Keys covers 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, is client-side only and is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Scroll | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Hotbar Inventory Transfer | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-18 |
| Verticality+ | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-05 |
| Hotbar Scroll Keys | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-23 |
Questions
Does Vertical Scroll need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Vertical Scroll support?
Can the modifier key be changed?
In the catalog
Vertical Scroll is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Hold a modifier key and scroll to cycle items through the vertical column of your selected hotbar slot, no more opening your inventory just to swap what's in hand. The hotbar selection stays put; only the items move.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vertical-scroll
- Owner
- _stonyyy
- Published
- 2026-03-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15