Offhand In Containers
This mod adds a vanilla-looking sprite inside of any container HUD and it is fully usable inside said container screens
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🖐️ Offhand In HUD
Bring your offhand slot everywhere. No more opening your inventory just to swap a torch, Totem, food, shield, or end crystal ⚡
Offhand In HUD adds a fully interactive offhand slot directly into container GUIs — chests, barrels, shulker boxes, modded inventories, and basically any screen extending AbstractContainerScreen.
The slot behaves like a real vanilla slot, supports full mouse interaction, and blends seamlessly into Minecraft’s UI as if Mojang added it themselves.
✨ Features
🧩 Fully Interactive Offhand Slot
The offhand slot appears directly beside the player inventory section while any supported container is open.
It is:
Fully clickable Fully synced Fully server-validated Pixel-perfect to vanilla styling
No fake rendering. No desync mess.
🖱️ Vanilla-Like Interactions
Left Click Pick up the offhand item Place the carried item into offhand Swap items instantly Automatically merge stacks when possible Right Click Place one item into the offhand Pick up half the offhand stack when empty-handed Shift Click Shift-click the offhand slot to quick-move items into inventories/containers Shift-click compatible items directly into the offhand for fast stacking Two-Click Placement
🎨 Vanilla-Accurate Design
The widget is designed to feel completely native to Minecraft.
Includes:
Vanilla container/slot sprite rendering Proper hover tint Real item tooltips Automatic left/right positioning based on main-hand preference Slightly expanded hitbox for easier clicking 🎯
If you didn’t know it was a mod, you’d probably assume it shipped with the game.
🔧 Technical Details
All interactions are validated server-side through a dedicated packet system for proper multiplayer compatibility and synchronization.
The mod uses:
Optimistic client updates for instant responsiveness Server confirmations and automatic resyncing Custom interaction handling for non-player inventory screens
📦 Compatibility
✅ Fabric 26.1 to 1.26.1.2 [more coming soon!] ✅ Vanilla containers ✅ Modded containers extending AbstractContainerScreen ✅ Multiplayer compatible ✅ Left-handed player support
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as offhandinhud-1.21.9.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 34 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.