How do I install Hotbar Slots?

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 Hotbar Slots work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Hotbar Slots

by cactoz · on Modrinth

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HotbarSlots

Renders the keybind text on each hotbar slot. Replace this with a description

Features

Shows the assigned key in every hotbar slot
Smart key name shortening: LCtrl, LShft, LAlt, Caps, Esc, PgUp, M3, etc.
Auto-scales text when wider than the slot
Supports Russian keyboard layouts
Configurable via ModMenu or editing config/hotbarslots.json

Config

enabled — toggle on/off
onlyWithItems — show only on slots with items
position — TOP_LEFT, TOP_RIGHT, BOTTOM_LEFT, BOTTOM_RIGHT, CENTER

Requirements

Fabric Loader
Fabric API
Cloth Config (optional, for settings screen)
ModMenu (optional)

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 26.2
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 hotbarslots-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.1 MB
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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