How do I install Hover Highlight?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Hover Highlight work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Hover Highlight

by cutebow · on Modrinth

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 26.1–26.1.1Newest
Minecraft 1.21–1.21.11

⬇ Download for 26.1–26.1.1 ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.11

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Hover Highlight

Hover Highlight changes the background tint of the slot you're hovering in inventories, and you can also have it tint the selected hotbar slot too if you want.

It is client-side and mainly just makes inventory highlighting look cleaner and easier to see. You can change both colors in the config and alpha/opacity/transparency works too so you can make it more subtle or more visible depending on what you want. I would write more about the mod but that's really all there is to it, if you have any suggestions let me know!

Works across 1.21 - 26.1.1

Requires

Silicon: Silicon
Mod Menu: Mod Menu
YACL: YACL

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1
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 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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as HoverHighlight-26.1.X.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 80 KB
Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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