PickupHighlight

Never lose track of newly picked-up items again — a golden star marks every new item in your hotbar and inventory.

What it does

PickupHighlight adds an animated ✦ star to item slots whenever you pick up something new. Glance at your hotbar and instantly know what changed.

• ✦ Animated star on newly picked-up items
• 🎯 Hotbar + inventory both supported
• 🔄 Auto-clears on hover, inventory close, or hotbar selection
• ⏱️ Optional timeout — auto-clear after X seconds
• 🎨 Configurable color — gold by default
• ⚙️ Simple config — JSON file or in-game Cloth Config screen

Preview

Configuration

Config file: .minecraft/config/pickuphighlight.json

If Cloth Config and Mod Menu are installed, you can configure the mod in-game from the Mods screen.

Requirements

• Minecraft 26.1.x
• Fabric Loader ≥ 0.18.5
• Fabric API

Optional

• Cloth Config — in-game config screen
• Mod Menu — access config from the Mods list

License

MIT — see LICENSE