SwapColumn

SwapColumn

A Minecraft Fabric mod that lets you swap items between your hotbar and the inventory slots directly above it — without opening your inventory.

How It Works

SwapColumn adds a vertical swap column above any hotbar slot. When triggered, a small menu appears showing the items stacked above your selected slot. Choose one and it swaps instantly into your hotbar.

Opening the Menu

Mode 1 — Number Key: Press the number key of the hotbar slot you are *already on*. Example: you are on slot 3, press `3` — the SwapColumn opens above slot 3.

Options → Controls → SwapColumn Press your configured SwapColumn key (unbound by default). Set it under Options → Controls → SwapColumn.

Selecting an Item

Click mode: - Mode 1: press `1`–`4` to select a row (`1` = current hotbar item, cancels the swap) - Mode 2: press `1`–`3` to select a row, press the SwapColumn key again to cancel

Scroll mode: Hold the opening key and scroll to highlight a row, then release to confirm.

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Configuration

The config file is located at `.minecraft/config/swapcolumn.json` and is created automatically on first launch.

```json { "enableCycling": false, "enableSlotTexture": true } ```

| Option | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | `enableCycling` | `false` | When scrolling, wrap around from top to bottom and vice versa. Note: scrolling down on the first action always wraps regardless of this setting. | | `enableSlotTexture` | `true` | Render slot backgrounds using the vanilla hotbar texture. Disable if your texture pack causes visual issues. |

Note: Mod Menu support is planned. Until then, changes to the config file require a game restart to take effect.

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