Boat Item View
Modby 50ap5ud5
See your held items when in a moving boat!
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
16,549,922
CurseForge ID
482160
Modrinth Downloads
13,145,804
Modrinth ID
BdKIyOLe
Last Updated
Sep 10, 2026
Description
## About
The Boat Item View Mod is a client-side only Minecraft Mod that allows the player to see the item held in their hand while riding in a boat.
This is functionality is normally not possible in the base game.
Note: Any items being displayed in the hand when the boat is moving still cannot be used. This mod only deals with rendering, it does not change vanilla serverside logic.
## Features
- Toggle the ability to render hand items when sitting in a moving boat.
- Define the type of items to be rendered when sitting in a moving boat.
- Compatibility with Cloth Config and ModMenu
## Installation
This mod is client-side only. Do not install this on dedicated servers.
## Dependencies
- Fabric API (Optional)
- Cloth Config API (Required, Preinstalled in this mod)
- Mod Menu API (Optional, install if you like an Ingame Config GUI)
## Usage
### Enabling this Mod
1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Configure Button if you have Mod Menu Installed.
2. Set the Configuration Option "showHandsInMovingBoat" to True.
3. Hold the item in the player's main hand or offhand.
- Usage with ModMenu Config GUI: https://streamable.com/m8n37z
### Adding an item to the display list
1. Open the Configuration File. This can be done via minecraft/config/boatiview/client.toml or the Mods -> Boat Item View -> Configure Button if you have Mod Menu Installed.
2. Add a new entry to the "itemsToShowInMovingBoat" option. This entry is the namespaced id of an item. E.g. "minecraft:carrot"
3. Click "Save" in the File Editor program if you have opened the client.toml file. If you are using Mod Menu, click the "Save and Quit" button.
- Usage in ModMenu Config GUI: https://streamable.com/n9vwwz
- Usage in TOML File: https://streamable.com/9f5z3v
## Screenshots
The Config GUI that is generated when Mod Menu is installed alongside this mod.
## Issues
Please report any issues to the issue tracker linked at the top of this page.
## Credits
Treblero, for the original idea
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