CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Simple Creative Menu
Minor changes to the creative menu to allow increased accessibility.
Quick answer
Which Simple Creative Menu release should I use?
simple Creative Menu 1.1.8 targets 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Simple Creative Menu required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does simple Creative Menu 1.1.8 need?
simple Creative Menu 1.1.8. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Simple Creative Menu without breaking your instance.
Built for simple Creative Menu 1.1.8. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use simple Creative Menu 1.1.8. It targets 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside simple Creative Menu 1.1.8. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Simple Creative Menu add?
Simple Creative Menu allows for a smoother experience when opening the Minecraft Creative screen. Normally, when you'd open the inventory with the search tab open, it would auto focus the search box. This is (in theory) the ONLY inventory by default where hitting the inventory button, doesn't close the menu. Then when you select an item, it would highlight the entire box thus making the next key press potentially replace the entire search.
Instead, this tunes the search box to be unfocusable as well as not auto focused on open. That means using something like JEI should be simpler without having to worry about which tab you are in, in the creative menu! Simply click in the search box when you wish to search for something. You can also Right Click to clear the search just like JEI! It may not seem like much, but the quality of life is night and day in my opinion!
Simple Creative Menu was inspired by Mezz (author of JEI) when he inadvertently broke creative searching to show no items for a single version of JEI. When talking to him about the bug the topic of "why were you using the creative search to start with?" came up and it dawned on me that the search box was just the default focused element in the window.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Simple Creative Menu by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.1.1
1 loader build26.1-snapshot
1 loader build26.1
1 loader build1.21.10
1 loader build1.21.9
1 loader build1.21.8
1 loader build1.21.7
1 loader build1.21.6
1 loader build1.21.5
1 loader build1.21.4
1 loader build1.21.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Simple Creative Menu versions and loaders
simple Creative Menu 1.1.8
simple_creative_menu-1.1.8.jar
24 Mar 2026
Simple Creative Menu 1.1.6
simple_creative_menu-1.1.6.jar
23 Dec 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.1.5
simple_creative_menu-1.1.5.jar
1 Oct 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.1.3
simple_creative_menu-1.1.3.jar
3 Aug 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.1.1
simple_creative_menu-1.1.1.jar
17 Jun 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.0.0 for 1.21.5
simple_creative_menu-1.21.5-1.0.0.jar
25 Mar 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.0.0
simple_creative_menu-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar
7 Jan 2025
Simple Creative Menu 1.0.0
simple_creative_menu-1.21.4-1.0.0.jar
7 Jan 2025
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.