Legible Item Descriptions of Skyrim
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #20 of 65 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Welcome to 2023
The Future™
Many things have changed with the turning of the clock, but we take solace in one timeless rule:
Eight years is not an obscenely long time to make a simple text formatting mod function as intended.
That isn't the timeless rule.
The timeless rule is:
Nothing gets finished on schedule.
Completely rewritten for the fourth and - if fate has been kind - final time. We're now on SkyUI 5. 1, a product of The Future™.
Many longstanding and embarrassing issues have been fixed:
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[]The item card no longer renders outside of the screen when using uncommon resolutions,
[
]The 3D item is no longer knocked out of place,
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[]Text no longer spills over the weight/value info,
[
]Crafting menu ingredients no longer hang over the item card,[]Information label and value placement have been made consistent and better-aligned for the obsessive-compulsive (me.)
[]Shouts and active effects actually look how they should,
- Etcetera!
It's a whole new, never-broken mod. We've even got a new name.
I've also finished the FrostFall version I promised to make in The Past™.
A version for Skyrim Special Edition/Anniversary Edition, another product of The Future™ (and ZeniMax Media Inc.,) will be released in The Near Future™ THE NOW™.
With this mod,
Potion descriptions can be read without the assistance of a microscope,
Active Effects become by any means decipherable,
Obsessive-compulsive text alignment pervades Skyrim,
And FrostFall,
A new item cardfor mods with long item, spell, and power descriptions. Designed for
16:9 resolutions. Should "work" in all resolutions, but
there will be clipping and overflow.
Beta2 now up. Reworked from the ground-up, everything should look more presentable
in general. Most obvious issues have been fixed, most notably shout
descriptions and crafting menus. One issue still outstanding is the
Legible Item Descriptions of Skyrim is a UI mod that replaces the default item card with a new one designed to handle long descriptions from mods, making them easier to read. It's for Skyrim players who use many mods with lengthy item, spell, or power text. With 2,407 endorsements and 55,632 downloads, it's a proven quality-of-life improvement.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,407 endorsements and over 55k downloads—clearly fills a need.
- Solves a real problem: unreadable walls of text from modded descriptions.
- Recently updated (Dec 2023), so likely compatible with current Skyrim versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires a mod manager for proper installation, which might be a hurdle for beginners.
- Only affects item cards—if you're looking for broader UI overhauls, this is limited in scope.
For Skyrim modders who run heavy load orders and struggle to read long item descriptions. If you're tired of squinting at truncated text, this is a must-have. Skip if you want a full UI overhaul—this only targets item cards.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install—it will handle file placement automatically.
- Load this mod after other UI mods to ensure it takes precedence.
- Check the mod's posts section for any compatibility notes with popular UI overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Thotep
- Version
- NeverBrokenEdition.1
- Downloads
- 55,632
- Endorsements
- 2,407
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 12/13/2017
- Updated
- 12/2/2023
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