Better Creative Mode Tabs
Anyone who has spent time building in creative mode knows the pain: dozens of mods, each adding its own creative tab, and a vanilla menu that only shows ten tabs per page. You end up clicking through page after page, hunting for the one block or item you actually need. Better Creative Mode Tabs solves that problem with a single, elegant navigation screen that puts every creative tab in front of you at once.
What Better Creative Mode Tabs Does
This mod replaces the tedious page-flipping of the vanilla creative tab screen with a dedicated navigation menu. Instead of cycling through ten tabs at a time, you get a grid that displays up to 81 tabs per page, which is a massive quality-of-life improvement for modded packs. Opening the menu is simple: click the icon above the creative tabs, or press the default TAB keybind.
Once the menu is open, you can search directly for a mod ID or a creative tab name. That means if you vaguely remember that a certain machine comes from a tech mod but cannot recall which one, you can just start typing and watch the list narrow down. You can also flip through pages to browse everything at a glance.
Smart Grouping and Sorting
What really sets Better Creative Mode Tabs apart is how intelligently it organizes your tabs. Rather than dumping everything into one alphabetical pile, the mod groups tabs by mod ID and dependencies.
- By default, tabs are sorted alphabetically by mod ID, so tabs from the same mod stay together.
- Addon mod tabs appear after their main mod and are grouped with it, regardless of their own mod ID.
- Mods with multiple mandatory prerequisites follow the one with the most addons, keeping related content close.
- Prerequisites that have no tabs of their own are ignored in this calculation.
- Minecraft's own tabs are always displayed first for quick access.
You can also specify which other mods and their addons should be shown first. Even if you point to a library mod, all of its dependents will still be grouped together, so nothing gets scattered across the menu.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Minecraft Versions
Better Creative Mode Tabs for Minecraft is built for modern versions of the game, with releases targeting the 1.20.x and 1.21.x branches. As with most mods, always check that the build you grab matches your exact game version before installing.
Mod Loaders
The add-on is designed for NeoForge, the actively maintained fork of the Forge ecosystem. If you are running a NeoForge modpack, the mod slots in cleanly and requires no configuration to start working. Players on other loaders should check for a matching build before they download Better Creative Mode Tabs.
How to Install
Getting the mod running is straightforward, even if you have never installed an add-on before. Follow these steps:
- Install NeoForge for your exact Minecraft version.
- Place the Better Creative Mode Tabs jar file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game and open a creative world.
- Click the icon above the creative tabs or press TAB to open the navigation menu.
If you prefer a launcher that handles this for you, the foxygame.net launcher can install Better Creative Mode Tabs with a single click and keeps it updated automatically whenever a new build drops. It also flags version mismatches before you launch, which saves a lot of guesswork when your modpack changes.
Why It Belongs in Your Modpack
Large modpacks live and die by their usability. A creative inventory that takes a minute to navigate actively discourages building and testing. Better Creative Mode Tabs removes that friction entirely, turning a cluttered wall of tabs into a searchable, logically grouped library. Whether you are a redstone engineer hunting for a specific logic gate or a builder looking for that one decorative block, the navigation screen gets you there in seconds.
It is lightweight, requires no setup, and works quietly in the background until you need it. For anyone running a modded creative world, it is one of those small additions that quickly becomes impossible to live without.
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