Hwyla
ModShows information about blocks as you look at them.
Why no grade
How grades workFinished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.
- Archived on Modrinth.
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.3.3 years ago (6 Jul 2023). 387 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 77% of these points.Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.16.5 on Forge and Fabric. About 5.7 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 monthsStability
Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.55 of the 368 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (15%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · TehNut/HWYLAPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · TehNut/HWYLAPopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.101,875,237Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.10.0 years, 80 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 14 latest files. See Security
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About
Hwyla is a user-interface mod that shows information about the block you are looking at directly in the game, extending the Waila approach through a compatible fork. Its tooltips can be customized with different colors and text formatting, and can optionally include text-to-speech narration or omit the displayed item. It also supports information such as furnace progress, fluids and Forge Energy, with liquids able to appear as bucket contents in the tooltip. When JEI is installed, you can use the mod’s block recipe lookup feature to check recipes for blocks in the world. Existing plugins, addons and compatibilities made for the official Waila mod are compatible with Hwyla.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.10.2 to 1.16.5.
Changes the game's code in 5 areas, as a library other mods build on: Rendering and graphicsChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting., Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses. and Other game codeChanges 4 game code files in this area: game code that is not in one of the areas above..
Adds 3 key bindings: Open Config, Show Overlay and Toggle Liquid.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- ModrinthArchives
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 101.9M
- Created
- 10 Nov 2016
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.10.2 to 1.16.5.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for Fabric 1.14.2 to 1.16.5; Forge 1.13.2 to 1.16.5.
- Starts other programs
- It can start another program on your computer. Only in its files for Forge 1.11 to 1.12.2.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.14 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.10.2 to 1.16.5.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 14 files, for Minecraft 1.10.2 to 1.16.5. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images, code history and pull requests and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found852 commits read
- Pull requestsThe recent pull requests, comments, topics and README of the GitHub repository.Nothing found50 pull requests read
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
- Icon and galleryThe metadata of the original icon and gallery images of the project.Nothing found5 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file103 code files read
Compatibility
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Related projects
Projects that need Hwyla to work.
Modpacks using this project
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19,426 modpacks include Hwyla in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
SkyFactory 414.2M downloadslast version with it 13 Dec 2021
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons7.6M downloadslast version with it 15 May 2026
SevTech: Ages7.2M downloadslast version with it 17 Dec 2021
FTB Presents SkyFactory 36.8M downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2021
Better MC [FORGE] BMC15.8M downloadslast version with it 30 Sep 2021
StoneBlock5M downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2026
MC Eternal4.9M downloadslast version with it 16 Dec 2024
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons 24.8M downloadslast version with it 1 Oct 2026
All in One [Modded One Block]4.3M downloadslast version with it 3 Sep 2023
Valhelsia 33.6M downloadslast version with it 2 Feb 2021Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Hwyla. Share: how many of the modpacks with Hwyla also have that mod.
ChiselCModin 61% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 48% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Thermal FoundationCModin 47% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Thermal ExpansionCModin 45% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Ender Storage 1.8.+CModin 45% of the modpacks with Hwyla
BetterFpsCModin 44% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Immersive EngineeringCModin 44% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Extra UtilitiesDModin 44% of the modpacks with Hwyla
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 43% of the modpacks with Hwyla
BotaniaAModin 41% of the modpacks with HwylaLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.