Effect Insights

Adds potion and food effect descriptions directly to tooltips. Know effects without the wiki.

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About this Mod

Effect Insights makes status effects easier to understand by adding simple and clear explanations directly to the game. 💡 No more guessing what a potion or suspicious stew might do before taking a sip.

Effects shown on food and potion items include their descriptions right inside the tooltip, while active effects on your player can be viewed by simply hovering over them in your inventory. 🧪 Everything is presented with clean and consistent formatting for quick understanding at a glance.

Looking for enchantment descriptions too? Check out the wonderful Enchantment Insights mod! ✨

✨ Effect Explanations: Every potion and food effect includes a simple, readable explanation.
👁️ Hover Details: Hover over effect icons in your inventory to instantly see their details.
📝 Additional Info: Optionally show the effect’s source mod and effect ID for more context.
🎨 Styled Tooltips: Clean layout and styling make descriptions fit naturally into tooltips.
⚙️ Flexible Settings: Choose when and where descriptions appear, and customize formatting to your liking.

⏩ INSTALLATION REQUIRED ON CLIENT

⏩ REQUIRES PUZZLES LIB TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC & NEOFORGE)

⏩ REQUIRES FABRIC API TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)

⏩ REQUIRES FORGE CONFIG API PORT TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)

If available for a mod, configuration is possible directly from in-game using the mod menu (requires Mod Menu by Prospector to be installed on Fabric).

For manual configuration using an external text editor all files are found at .minecraft/config, named as MOD_ID-client.toml, MOD_ID-common.toml, or MOD_ID-server.toml, depending on the type of config. Not all types might exist for a mod, if any at all.

🌟 Thanks to azmalent and their old Potion Descriptions mod for being the main inspiration for this project.

🌟 Thanks a lot to Darkhax and their Enchantment Descriptions mod for inspiring some parts of this project, especially when it comes to config options.

Available Versions

v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+fabricrelease

MC 26.3fabric

September 26, 2026

v26.3.1-mc26.3.x+neoforgerelease

MC 26.3neoforge

September 26, 2026

v26.3.0-mc26.3.x+neoforgerelease

MC 26.3neoforge

September 26, 2026

v26.3.0-mc26.3.x+fabricrelease

MC 26.3fabric

September 26, 2026

[FABRIC] [26.2.x] v26.2.2release

MC 26.2fabric

June 27, 2026

How to Install Effect Insights on Your Client

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

Download the Matching File

Choose the Effect Insights file for fabric and Minecraft 26.3.

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2 (+15 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Effect Insights need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Effect Insights as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Effect Insights require?

Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.2. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Effect Insights is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.