How do I install HowToGuide?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does HowToGuide work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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HowToGuide

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by KevzCz · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge

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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HowToGuide is a server-side and client-side Minecraft mod (available for Fabric and NeoForge) that lets modpack developers send animated popup messages to their players — complete with interactive click actions and conditional logic.

Visual Customization

Each popup can be fully customized:

Title and subtitle text with custom fonts, colors, sizes, bold, italic
Text effects: rainbow, wave, shake, typewriter, obfuscation (random or full)
Positioning: custom X/Y offsets, screen anchor point, random position/rotation
Background on/off, custom wrap width
Companion items and textures rendered alongside the popup
Click areas with actions or conditions

Made easier with Preset Editor (Can be opened via keybinds)

Can be dragged around with Dev GUI (can be opened via keybinds & is able to show up on to of screens)

Commands

/howtoguide show — Display a popup to specific players with full options (all popups with hardcoded styles)
/howtoguide custom — Display a popup from raw NBT configuration (popup with customizable data)
/howtoguide preset — Trigger a named preset from your config
/howtoguide clearall — Clear all active popups (optionally filtered by preset)

All keybinds are unbound by default — rebind them in Controls settings before use.

Requires Immersive Messages API & Caxton as a dependency.

Quick facts

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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as howtoguide-neoforge-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 976 KB
Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working

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

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