Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Custom Item Highlighter

A Fabric Mod that creates a border overlay over items in your inventory to show you at a glance what items are custom. Designed for LumaMC.

Choose a version Pick your version below, then grab the matching file.

Quick answer

Which Custom Item Highlighter release should I use?

Updated today

Latest stable file 1.2.1

Game version 26.2

Loader Fabric

Custom Item Highlighter 1.2.1 targets 26.2 with Fabric. It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server. All 1 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is Custom Item Highlighter required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.

Client Required

Dedicated server Not supported

Loader for this release Fabric

Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This file is marked client-only.

Understand client and server requirements Read the Minecraft installation guide

What else does Custom Item Highlighter 1.2.1 need?

1.2.1. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 1 required mods have matching files

Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.

2 listed on this file 1 pulled in by one of those mods

Mod Menu Optional for Custom Item Highlighter 1.2.1

optional

Matching file found Matched file: 20.0.1

Fabric API Needed by Custom Item Highlighter 1.2.1

required

Matching file found Matched file: 0.156.0+26.2

Text Placeholder API Needed by Mod Menu

pulled in

Matching file found Matched file: 3.1.0-beta.1+26.2

1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Custom Item Highlighter without breaking your instance.

Built for Custom Item Highlighter 1.2.1. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

01
Stick to this file

Use 1.2.1. It targets 26.2 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
03
Put it on the correct side

It must be installed on the client. Do not install it on the dedicated server.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.2.1. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Custom Item Highlighter add?

Custom Item Highlighter

Ever lose track of which items in a chest are actually special? Custom Item Highlighter draws a colored border around every custom server item, wherever items are rendered — container GUIs, your hotbar, even other mods' HUD overlays (Inventory HUD+, MiniHUD, Tweakeroo).

Built for Luma MC, works on any server whose plugins rename items or attach custom data.

Features

🎯 Automatic detection — flags any item with a custom display name (custom_name) or plugin NBT (custom_data). No item lists to maintain.
🌈 Tier-aware colors — reads the item's tier line from its lore and colors the border to match. Items with multiple tier colors get a smooth animated c
🖼️ Everywhere, not just chests — hooks the GUI item-render pipeline itself, so the border follows the item into any inventory screen, the hotbar, and modded HUDs.
⚙️ Fully configurable — border thickne fallback color, color-cycle speed, andper-method detection toggles. Config screen via Mod Menu.
🔍 Lore debug screen — built-in tool t its exact colors to help you (or us) tunedetection for your server.
🪶 Client-side only — nothing to install on the server. Cloth Config is bundled; Mod Menu is optional.

Versions

Minecraft	Mod version
26.2	1.2.1 (latest)
26.1.x	1.2.0
1.21.11	1.2.0

Requirements

                                                                                                                   - Fabric Loader + Fabric API for your Minecr