Utility Vest
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. File opened and checked on 19 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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This mod adds a single item - the Utility Vest in 5 different versions, leather, iron, gold, diamond, netherite, each upgrade adding an additional row.
The Utility vest lets you save your current hotbar and restore the order at any given time. This is useful when you're building or when you hold a lot of tools and quickly want to swap beteen them.
Curios is required for this mod. By default the vest takes up a body slot
Use
- To save a hotbar, by default you press Left Alt + a Number Key, each number key corresponding to a row in your filters. The leather tier only has 1 row while the netherite tier has 5.
- To load a hotbar, by default you press Left Ctrl + a Number key, which will restore the exact order with the exact items you saved before. Your current items will be moved into the vests inventory if they match any of the existing filters or into your inventory if not.
- Pressing X by default will let you move all items matching any filter currently in your inventory into the vests inventory
- Pressing R by default lets you open the inventory of the vest while in your curio, Shift + R lets you view the your set filters. You can also (Shift +) Right Click with he vest in hand to open the GUI
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
Utility Vest is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.1. Downloaded 8,780,556 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.