PickupHighlight
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Never lose track of newly picked-up items — a golden star marks every new item in your hotbar and inventory.
Includes quality of life improvements and small tweaks to enhance and customize gameplay.
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✦ PickupHighlight
Never lose track of newly picked-up items again. Every new item in your hotbar or inventory gets an animated golden star — plus a count badge showing how many you picked up.

Features
- ⭐ Animated star pulses on every newly picked-up item
- 🔢 Count badge shows exactly how many items you picked up (
+1,+5, …) - 🎯 Works in hotbar and inventory
- 🔄 Highlights auto-clear on hover, inventory close, or hotbar selection
- ⏱️ Optional timeout — auto-clear after X seconds
- 🎨 Configurable color — gold by default, any hex color works
- ⚙️ Full config GUI when used with Cloth Config + Mod Menu
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) |
showCount |
true |
Show count badge next to the star |
If Cloth Config and Mod Menu are installed, you can configure the mod in-game from the Mods screen — no manual file editing needed.
License
MIT — see LICENSE
✦ PickupHighlight
Never lose track of newly picked-up items again. Every new item in your hotbar or inventory gets an animated golden star — plus a count badge showing how many you picked up.

Features
- ⭐ Animated star pulses on every newly picked-up item
- 🔢 Count badge shows exactly how many items you picked up (
+1,+5, …) - 🎯 Works in hotbar and inventory
- 🔄 Highlights auto-clear on hover, inventory close, or hotbar selection
- ⏱️ Optional timeout — auto-clear after X seconds
- 🎨 Configurable color — gold by default, any hex color works
- ⚙️ Full config GUI when used with Cloth Config + Mod Menu
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) |
showCount |
true |
Show count badge next to the star |
If Cloth Config and Mod Menu are installed, you can configure the mod in-game from the Mods screen — no manual file editing needed.
License
MIT — see LICENSE
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