Wild Tool Access
by TrueHorse
With Wild Tool Access, a player opens a radial quick select bar by hotkey and picks tools or other item types from it without digging through the inventory.
What it does
Two customizable quick select bars sit on screen, modeled on the item wheel from the Zelda series and the two-bar layout of Legends. A hotkey opens them, and the player chooses a slot to swap the held item. Bar position, the distance between individual slots, the content of each bar, and the texture of each bar can all be adjusted, and a selection sound can be turned on.
The mod runs on the client alone. Servers need nothing, and players can join a server without installing it. Settings are changed in the config file, and Mod Menu gives a config screen for the same options. Cloth Config API is required, and Fabric API is required on Fabric. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 14 release versions, 1.16.4 – 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Radial quick select bars
Two bars open on a hotkey so a chosen tool or item type can be picked in a single step.
Bar layout
Position, slot spacing and the content of each bar can be set, so the bars fit the player's own HUD.
Bar textures
Each bar can use its own texture, which changes how the bars look in the game.
Selection sound
An optional sound plays when a slot is picked, confirming the swap without a look at the screen.
Config options
The inventory-related options are stored in a config file that can be edited by hand or through Mod Menu.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Switching tools mid-task
A player mining or farming can keep pickaxes, axes and hoes on one bar and swap between them without reopening the inventory.
Custom loadouts
Each bar can hold a different set of items, for example building blocks on one bar and food on the other.
Who it’s for: Players who want faster access to tools and items during survival or creative play. The mod is client-side, so it suits single-player worlds and multiplayer players alike.
How it compares
Status Effect Bars Reforged is client-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.2 on Forge and NeoForge. It shows status effects, not item access. ItemSorterMod is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.17 – 1.21.4, and it sorts inventories rather than offering quick select bars.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Tool Access | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.4 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2024-12-15 |
| Status Effect Bars Reforged | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-04 |
| ItemSorterMod | Fabric and Quilt | 1.17 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-09-04 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Wild Tool Access need?
Does a server need Wild Tool Access installed?
How are the bars configured?
In the catalog
Wild Tool Access is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This client side mod adds two customizable quick select bars, similar to the one in "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", which you can open with hotkeys to quickly access all the tools, or any other item type you specify in the config, in your inventory.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wta
- Owner
- TrueHorse
- Published
- 2022-04-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15