Durability Tooltip Mod (1.21.11, 1.20.6) – Multiple Display Styles

Durability Tooltip is a utility mod that displays the exact durability of items directly in their tooltip for Minecraft, available on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt mod loaders.

Every Minecraft player has experienced the frustration of a diamond pickaxe breaking mid-mining session. Vanilla Minecraft shows durability as a thin colored bar under each item — a system that is vague at best and useless at worst. You cannot tell whether your sword has 50 uses left or 5 without pressing F3+H and hovering over it. Durability Tooltip solves this problem elegantly by adding clear, readable durability information right into the item tooltip. With over 10 million downloads, it has become one of the most popular quality-of-life mods in the Minecraft community, and for good reason — it does one thing and does it exceptionally well.

Key Features of Durability Tooltip

• Numbers Display Style — This style shows your item's remaining durability as a precise numerical value, such as "1382 / 1561." This is the most informative option for players who want exact numbers at a glance, making it easy to plan when to repair or replace gear before it breaks unexpectedly.
• Bar Display Style — Instead of numbers, this style renders a color-coded durability bar directly inside the tooltip. It is more visual and intuitive than the vanilla durability bar, giving you a clearer sense of how much life your item has left without cluttering the tooltip with raw numbers.
• Text Display Style — The text style presents durability as a descriptive label, offering a middle ground between raw numbers and a visual bar. This is ideal for players who prefer a clean, minimal tooltip but still want more information than vanilla Minecraft provides.
• Configurable Tooltip Styles — All three display styles can be switched through a simple config file, meaning you are never locked into one format. You can experiment with each style and settle on whichever best fits your playstyle and UI preferences.
• Client-Side Only — Durability Tooltip runs entirely on the client. This means you do not need the server to have it installed, and you can use it freely on multiplayer servers, vanilla servers, and modded servers alike without asking for admin permission.
• Multi-Loader Support — The mod is available for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt simultaneously. No matter which mod loader you prefer or which modpack ecosystem you are building around, Durability Tooltip has a version ready for you.
• Broad Version Coverage — With support stretching from Minecraft 1.16.5 all the way to 1.21.11, you can use this mod on older worlds, legacy modpacks, and the latest Minecraft releases without hunting for compatible builds.

How to Install Durability Tooltip

1. Install your preferred mod loader. Choose from Fabric, Minecraft Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt depending on your setup.
2. Download the correct version of Durability Tooltip for your Minecraft version and mod loader from the download section below.
3. Place the downloaded .jar file into your .minecraft/mods folder. If the folder does not exist, launch the game once with your mod loader to generate it.
4. Launch Minecraft using your mod loader profile. The mod will be active immediately — hover over any damageable item to see its durability in the tooltip.
5. To change the tooltip display style, locate the Durability Tooltip config file in your .minecraft/config folder and edit it with any text editor. Switch between "numbers," "bar," or "text" styles to suit your preference.

Requirements & Compatibility

What's New

• Initial release of Durability Tooltip for Minecraft 1.21.11 (version 1.1.6).
• Continued multi-loader support across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt.
• Maintained backward compatibility with Minecraft versions as far back as 1.16.5.

Pros and Cons

Alternatives to Durability Tooltip

• Durability Viewer — A similar mod that displays item durability information with additional HUD overlay options for monitoring equipped gear without opening your inventory.
• Jade — A comprehensive tooltip mod that shows information about blocks and entities you look at, and can complement Durability Tooltip for a more informative in-game experience.
• AppleSkin — While focused on food and hunger values rather than durability, AppleSkin follows the same philosophy of surfacing hidden game data in tooltips and HUD elements.

Download Durability Tooltip

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Durability Tooltip required on the server?

No — Durability Tooltip is a client-side only mod and does not need to be installed on the server. You can add it to your client and join any server, whether it is vanilla, modded, or running a completely different set of mods. The server will not even know you have it installed.

Can I use Durability Tooltip in my modpack?

Yes — the mod author explicitly allows use in modpacks. You are free to include Durability Tooltip in any public or private modpack without needing special permission from SuperMartijn642.

Does Durability Tooltip work with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, and Quilt?

Yes — Durability Tooltip has dedicated builds for all four major mod loaders. Make sure you download the correct version that matches both your Minecraft version and your mod loader to avoid compatibility issues.

How do I change the tooltip display style?

Edit the config file located in your .minecraft/config folder. The config file lets you switch between three styles: numbers (shows exact durability values), bar (shows a color-coded visual bar), and text (shows a descriptive label). Save the file and relaunch Minecraft for changes to take effect.

Does Durability Tooltip affect game performance?

The mod appears to be lightweight and should have negligible impact on performance. It only renders additional text or a small graphic element in the item tooltip when you hover over a damageable item, meaning it does no background processing or continuous rendering that would affect your frame rate.

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