How do I install Image Overlay?

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 Image Overlay work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Image Overlay

by wildbeast42 · 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 26.1–26.1.2Newest
Minecraft 1.21.6–1.21.11

⬇ Download for 26.1–26.1.2 ⬇ Download for 1.21.6–1.21.11

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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Renders up to 2 reference images on screen while playing. Inspired by Blender's reference image feature.

Features:

Upload up to 10 images using URLs
Display up to 2 images on screen at a time
Quickly switch between uploaded images
Customize the position and size of each image
Settings menu made with Mod Menu and Cloth Config

Notes:

Files are uploaded through URLs (read below)
Minecraft is very particular about file formats, so files must be native PNG files (not just renamed JPG or other)

How to Upload Files:

As mentioned previously, files are uploaded through URLs. The most efficient way I've found to do this is to go to imgur, upload your image(s), wait for it to say "Upload Complete", then right click the image and click "Copy Image Address" (do NOT click "Copy Link"), then paste that into the URL field in this mod's settings. Note: To open the config menu, you will need Mod Menu and Cloth Config API installed.

Summary:

Upload to imgur
Wait for "Upload Complete" banner
Right click - "Copy Image Address"
Paste into settings

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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 reference_image_overlay-1.1.0+26.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 17 KB
Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working

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

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