How do I install gain's Sidebar?

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 gain's Sidebar work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.8.9. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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gain's Sidebar

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.8. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by vc · on Modrinth

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gain's Sidebar provides customizitaion to sidebar / scoreboard which 1.8 unfortunately lacks, allowing you to remove / change background, get rid of annoying red numbers and such.

Our mod requires NO dependencies other than Forge itself. No OneConfig or Essential bloat!

GUI to manage all settings can be opened using /sidebar.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.8.9
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as gain's-sidebar-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 861 KB
Download link checked 16 Oct 2026 — working

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

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