Summary

While manyStardew Valleymods include new crops, animals, furniture, or even characters, other mods focus on making the game easier to play and navigate. For example, there is a large assortment of User Interface mods that provide you with useful information while playing.

These mods typically provide minor improvements to the interfaces across the game, such as showcasing experience bars or updating the map. If you are looking for the best of the best UI mods for your gameplay, check out the list below.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Mod Update Menu UI Mod. This mod showcases if any of your downloaded mods are out of date, so you can update them before you play.

8Mod Update Menu

Before you download any mods for Stardew Valley, we recommend checking out the Mod Update Menu. This is a small user interface mod that pops up whenever you first launch the game, showcasing all the mods you currently have downloaded.

The most important aspect of this mod is the status list because it showcases which of your mods are currently outdated and need to be re-downloaded. While some out-of-date mods can completely corrupt the game, others may present no problems, so it is always important to verify that all your mods are running the latest version.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Loved Labels UI Mod, which showcases which animals at your farm need special attention.

7Loved Labels

To better raise your farm animals, you need to stay informed on how loved each of your pets currently feels. When an animal feels loved by you, they have a higher chance of producing products such as milk, eggs, or truffles, which can then be sold for profit or used in crafting.

With the Loved Labels mod, you can easily move your cursor over any of your animals and instantly tell if they are feeling loved. If your animals happen to be upset, then be sure to give them extra attention and make sure that they enter their coop or barn during the night.

An image from Stardew Valley of the UI Info Suite UI Mod. This mod adds various UI improvements, such as how fair sprinklers reach.

6UI Info Suite

The UI Info Suite mod is the jack-of-all-trades entry on this list because it provides your game with several small UI tweaks and improvements. Currently, this mod provides up to 14 different new UI features that stretch across every aspect of the game.

For example, there are new notifications for how lucky a day is, new range indicators for items like sprinklers or scarecrows, and a more detailed calendar. Since this mod covers so many areas of the game, you can freely download it without worrying about how it will specifically change the way you play, and instead enjoy the added information.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Chests Anywhere UI Mod. This mod allows you to acces your chests from anywhere in the world, allowing you to organize or store materials.

5Chests Anywhere

If you are not afraid of slightly overpowered mods, then the Chests Anywhere mod is right up your alley. This mod allows you to access a list that displays all of your currently placed chests, no matter where you are in the world.

This allows you to deposit resources you have just collected, likevaluable materials from Skull Cavern.Furthermore, you may even organize your chests on the go, allowing you to always have what you need, no matter what situation you find yourself in.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Experience Bars UI Mod. This mod adds UI bars in the upper left corner of the screen while you are inside your house, which showcase the level of your skills.

4Experience Bars

Stardew Valley currently has five different skills that you will passively progress while completing different tasks in the game. For example, you may improve your fishing skills by catching different aquatic animals, or improve your combat prowess by defeating enemies in Skull Cavern.

This mod adds a small UI improvement to the game whenever you are inside your house, by displaying experience bars in the top left corner of the screen. This allows you to easily track the progress of each of your skills, so you can stay on top of whatever portion of the game you choose to explore.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Better Artisan Good Icons UI Mod. This mod better demonstrates which artisan good you have in your inventory by including a small photo of the specific fruit or vegetable the product is made out of.

3Better Artisan Good Icons

In Stardew Valley you can craft artisan goods, such as wine, to generate a vast amount of income for yourself and your farm. However, it can be difficult to immediately tell which good is which, since they all have the same texture with small color changes.

Luckily, the Better Artisan Good Icons mod allows you to instantly glance at your inventory and immediately tell what each artisan good is made out of. For example, each good will now have a small icon on the top left that showcases its main ingredient, so you’re able to easily identify your items to sell them.

An image from Stardew Valley of the NPC Map Locations UI Mod. This mod updates the map to showcase the location of every NPC on the map, even when they move around.

2NPC Map Locations

The recent Stardew Valley updatehas completely reworked the map, allowing you to see your character’s location actively move around the map. This feature also applies to multiplayer, so you’re able to always see where your friends are currently located with just a click of a button.

With that being said, many of the NPCs in the game are constantly moving around the map, making it difficult to find their current location. The NPC Map Location mod allows you to quickly see the whereabouts of every NPC in the game, making it a lot easier to give out gifts.

An image from Stardew Valley of the Look Up Anything UI Mod. This mod allows you to click on any item or character to quickly learn everything you need to know about them.

1Lookup Anything

The Lookup Anything mod is a must-download for anyone obsessed with learning everything there is to know about the game. This mod allows you to click on an item, enemy, or NPC and instantly pull up an infographic sheet containing a plethora of useful information.

For example, you can use this mod to learn about a villager’s birthday, their likes and dislikes, and your current friendship level with them. Furthermore, you can also use the mod for more simplistic uses, such as clicking on a crop and immediately knowinghow much it will sell for.

If you find yourself constantly looking up different game mechanics while playing, then the Lookup Anything mod will immediately remedy all of your tedious problems.