Never lose track of newly picked-up items — a golden star marks every new item in your hotbar and inventory.
Description
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
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
clearOnHover |
true |
Remove highlight when hovering over the item |
clearOnClose |
true |
Remove all highlights when closing inventory |
clearOnSelect |
true |
Remove highlight when selecting on hotbar |
highlightColor |
0xFFD700 |
Star color (gold by default) |
timeoutSeconds |
0 |
Auto-clear after X seconds (0 = never) |
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