Favorites Menu Effects Description
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #3 of 146 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A simple add-on for the Favorites Menu to display the effects of Spells, Potions, Food, and Enchanted Weapons when you select them. No more tedious back-and-forth with the Items and Magic menus to remember what does what. Now you get that information at a glance!
The mod will detect if Survival Mode is enabled and display the additional survival effects if that's the case.
This mod needs to overwrite any other mod editing "interface\favoritesmenu.swf" to work properly.
Compatible with widescreen setups by default, but if you are playing on AE1. 6. 1130+ you will need to install Widescreen Scale Removed.
Nordic UI reskin: Favorites Menu Effects Description - Nordic UI Patch
Untarnished UI reskin: Favorites Menu Effects Description - Untarnished UI Reskin
Edge UI reskin: Edge UI - Explorer Addon
Hooch for the original idea.
SeaSparrow for relaying that idea to me.
Heloriel for suggesting the addition of potion descriptions (which then led to food and enchanted weapons).
GitHub Source
Favorites Menu Effects is a Skyrim SKSE plugin that shows effect descriptions for spells, potions, food, and enchanted weapons directly in the Favorites Menu, with Survival Mode support. It's a quality-of-life UI improvement for players who want quick info without opening the inventory.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 2,065 endorsements and 479k downloads show it's a staple for many players.
- Saves time: no more opening the inventory to check what a potion or spell does—everything's right in the favorites menu.
- Survival Mode support means it works for those hardcore playthroughs too.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE, so console players or those avoiding script extenders are out of luck.
- Last updated in May 2025, so it might not be compatible with future Skyrim updates until patched.
For Skyrim players who live in the favorites menu and hate pausing to check item effects. If you use a lot of spells, potions, and enchanted gear, this mod streamlines your gameplay. Skip if you're on console or don't want to mess with SKSE.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest SKSE64 installed and launch the game through the SKSE loader, not the default launcher.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install the mod through it to keep your Data folder clean.
- Check the mod's posts page for any compatibility notes with other UI mods like SkyUI.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- JPSteel2
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 479,291
- Endorsements
- 2,065
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 3/4/2025
- Updated
- 5/29/2025
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