Config Search
Every modded Minecraft player knows the pain. You installed a mod months ago, you are almost certain it has a setting for that one thing you need, but you have no idea which screen it is buried in. You open Mod Menu, click through mod after mod, and still come up empty. Config Search solves that problem in one clean move by turning Mod Menu's search field into a universal config finder.
What Config Search Does
Config Search is a client-side Fabric mod that adds a small magnifier button next to the search field on Mod Menu's Mods screen. Instead of searching only mod names, this button lets you search through the actual configuration options of every installed mod at once. Results match against option names, tooltips, categories, and mod names, and everything is searched in your selected language, so you do not need to translate your own settings in your head.
Clicking a result opens that mod's config screen and, where the config library supports it, jumps straight to the correct category. No more scrolling through tabs hoping the right toggle is nearby.
Supported Minecraft Versions and Loaders
Config Search is built for Fabric and runs entirely on the client, which means you can use it on any server without worrying about compatibility or getting kicked. It requires Mod Menu and Fabric API to function, since it hooks directly into Mod Menu's interface. The mod targets modern Minecraft releases, and because it reads from the common config libraries rather than hardcoding screens, it keeps working across the 1.20.x and 1.21.x families, including snapshots where the libraries have updated.
Which Config Libraries Are Covered
Config Search reads options directly from the libraries most mods already use:
- YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) 3.x
- Cloth Config
- MidnightLib
- Forge Config API Port (1.21.1 and newer)
- Configured by MrCrayfish (1.20.1 to 1.21.11)
Mods that use other config libraries or hand-written config screens still appear as a single result that opens their config screen, so nothing is left out of your search.
How It Works Under the Hood
A magnifier button appears next to Mod Menu's search field. When you type, the search runs across every installed mod at once, in your language. Each result shows the full breadcrumb, so you can see exactly where a setting lives before you click it. The index is built the first time you open it and then cached, which keeps searching snappy even with a heavily modded instance.
If you prefer a launcher that handles this kind of setup for you, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for Config Search straight from its add-on catalog, so the mod and its dependencies land in the right folder without manual file juggling.
How to Install Config Search
Getting started is straightforward. First, make sure you are running a Fabric profile with Mod Menu and Fabric API already installed, since Config Search depends on both. Next, download Config Search for Minecraft from your preferred mod source and drop the jar file into your mods folder. Launch the game, open Mod Menu, and look for the magnifier icon beside the search bar. If you want to verify the version, check that the jar matches your Minecraft release and that your config libraries are up to date.
For modpack creators, adding Config Search to a pack is a small quality-of-life win that players notice immediately, especially in packs with dozens of configurable mods.
For Mod Developers
Config Search is not just a player tool. Your mod can feed its options straight into the search index using the configsearch entrypoint, which is especially handy if you use a custom config screen. Config library authors can register a single extractor to cover every mod using their library. Full details and a code sample are available in the README.
Support and Community
The fastest way to get a reply is to join the Discord server, where the developer and other users hang out. Bug reports and suggestions are welcome on the issue tracker, and feedback helps keep the supported library list growing.
Final Thoughts
Config Search does one job and does it well: it makes the settings you already have findable. If you have ever lost ten minutes hunting for a single toggle, this mod pays for itself on the first search. Install it once, and you will wonder how you managed your mods without it.