Hwyla
Modby TehNut
Hwyla (Here's What You're Looking At) is a UI improvement mod aimed at providing block information directly in-game. It is also a fork of Waila.
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
101,463,370
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Modrinth Downloads
599,749
Modrinth ID
Last Updated
Nov 7, 2026
Description
Here's What You're Looking At
HWYLA (Pronounced "Hwhy-la", similar to "Coo-Hwhip")
Hwyla is available for both Forge and Fabric.
A fork of WAILA by ProfMobius. This fork is permitted under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
All plugins/addons/compatibilities created with the official mod are 100% compatible with this fork.
Changes
You can find a list of most changes right here.
Notable Lesser Known Features
- By default, Numpad 3 and Numpad 4 can be used to lookup the recipe of blocks in the world in JEI. This requires JEI to be installed to function.
- You can change the colors and text formatting of the tooltip in-game by navigating to the in-game config, opening the "Waila" options screen, and selecting "Format content...".
- If you are having issues with tooltip handlers added by mods, you can run
/dumphandlerswhich will produce a text file with all registered handlers and what types they are registered to. - As of 1.12, the Narrator can be toggled for the tooltip. This will use the system's text-to-speech library to tell you what you're looking at.
- If you feel that having the item being displayed in the tooltip is redundant, it can be disabled.
Modpack Permissions
You can use Hwyla in modpacks.
Archival notice
This mod is abandoned and has been uploaded for archival purposes. It was originally created by TehNut on Nov 9, 2016. It has been uploaded to Modrinth under the ModrinthArchives account with permission from the original author.
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Recommended Gear
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