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It will still work, but you should seriously consider migrating since Librarian has more features and is a drop-in replacement for Hotbars+.<\/p>\n<p>## Original<\/p>\n<p>Hotbars+ is a mod for Minecraft that dramatically increases how many hotbars can be saved by modifying the vanilla hotbar storage system to support pages.<\/p>\n<p>### Features<br \/>\n* Practically infinite storage capacity<br \/>\n* Quick hotswapping of saved hotbars<br \/>\n* Rudimentary backup system<br \/>\n* Multi-version support (1.14.4 &#8211; 1.20.2)<\/p>\n<p>### How does it work?<br \/>\nThe mod works by hijacking the saved hotbar system Minecraft uses to use a different file to load and save from in place of the traditional `hotbar.nbt`, hot-swapping files for each page.<\/p>\n<p>### What is required to use the mod?<br \/>\nThe requirements depend on the version of Minecraft you&#8217;re using. 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