Jade for Forge
If you have ever stared at a chest, a furnace, or a mysterious modded machine and wished the game would just tell you what it is, Jade for Forge is the answer. This add-on is an unofficial port of the well-known Jade mod, rebuilt so it runs on MinecraftForge instead of its original loaders. The result is the same clean tooltip overlay that appears at the top of your screen, describing whatever you are looking at, with nothing stripped out along the way.
What Jade for Forge Actually Shows You
At its core, Jade for Forge displays a compact tooltip whenever your crosshair rests on a block or entity. That tooltip tells you the name of the target, the mod it comes from, and a surprising amount of extra detail depending on what you are facing. Point at a chest and you can see its contents. Aim at a furnace and the smelting progress appears. Look at a crop and the growth stage is revealed. Target a mob and its health is listed. The overlay updates in real time, so you never have to open a GUI just to check a number.
The add-on also keeps the full in-game configuration screen from the original mod. You can toggle individual tooltip elements, rearrange what appears, and fine-tune the display without leaving the game. A plugin API is included as well, which means other mods can hook into Jade for Forge and add their own tooltip lines. Nothing was removed or rewritten beyond what the switch to the Forge API required.
Supported Versions and Loader
Jade for Forge targets MinecraftForge on Minecraft 26.2. The original Jade is developed for Fabric and NeoForge, and older Forge versions have their own builds, but there was no MinecraftForge 26.2 release. This port was created by adapting the NeoForge 26.2.9 sources to the Forge API, which is why it exists as a separate project rather than an official branch.
Because of that adaptation, a few details differ from the NeoForge build. Capabilities are read directly from the block entity, since Forge 26.2 keeps the classic capability system. Inventories, tanks, and energy buffers are queried on the block entity itself rather than through a level-based lookup. A modded block that exposes its contents only through a NeoForge-specific API will show nothing here. Fluid tooltips are built from Forge's FluidStack, which carries NBT instead of a component patch. Recipe lookup is also unavailable, since neither JEI nor REI has a Forge 26.2 build, so the show-recipes shortcut does nothing. Everything else in the tooltip works normally.
Networking and Key Bindings
Networking, key bindings, and the config screen entry point were all rewritten against Forge's own APIs. This keeps the add-on stable and consistent with how Forge handles input and data transfer, so the tooltip behaves predictably across singleplayer and multiplayer sessions.
How to Install Jade for Forge
Installation is refreshingly simple. You need MinecraftForge for Minecraft 26.2 already set up, and then you drop the jar into your mods folder. There is no other dependency to chase down.
- Install MinecraftForge for Minecraft 26.2.
- Place the Jade for Forge jar in your mods folder.
- Install it on the server as well if you want block entity contents such as chests, furnaces, and tanks to be shown.
- Launch the game and check the config screen to adjust tooltip options.
That server step matters more than it first appears. Like the original mod, block entity data is sent by the server, so if you only install Jade for Forge on the client, you will see names and mod origins but not the contents of containers. Installing it on both sides gives you the complete experience.
For players who prefer a smoother setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles Jade for Forge through its add-on catalog, letting you enable it with a single click and keeping it updated automatically as new builds appear. If you would rather manage files yourself, a manual download Jade for Forge approach works just as well, and the jar is self-contained.
Credits and Licensing
Jade is created and maintained by Snownee. This port is unofficial, so problems with it should not be reported to the original author. Use the comments on this project page instead. The add-on is distributed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, the same licence as the original: non-commercial use, attribution to Snownee, and any further modification shared under the same terms.
Final Thoughts
Jade for Forge for Minecraft fills a genuine gap for players who run MinecraftForge on 26.2 and miss the convenience of instant tooltips. It preserves the features that made Jade popular, adapts cleanly to the Forge API, and asks only that you install it on both client and server to unlock the full picture. If you want to know what you are looking at without opening a single menu, this add-on delivers exactly that.