Quick cast hotkeys (smart cast key bindings)

by Darkmushu1·v1.0.3·Updated 2025-11-04

Pressing the hotkey automatically uses other slot items. Allows you to press a hotkey to temporarily switch to a different slot, automatically use the item, and then automatically switch back to the previously held item.

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About this mod Machine translation

Pressing the hotkey automatically uses other slot items. Allows you to press a hotkey to temporarily switch to a different slot, automatically use the item, and then automatically switch back to the previously held item.

Quick cast hotkey

🎮 **Smart key binding makes game operation smoother! **

✨ Core Functions

Press the hotkey to automatically use items from other slots! This mod allows you to:

  • Press a hotkey to temporarily switch to a specific tool or item (such as an item in slot 1 or 2)
  • Automatically use the item
  • Automatically switch back to the previously held item after use

🎯 Features

  • **Fully Customizable**: You can customize your keyboard and controller hotkey settings
  • **COMPATIBLE WITH ALL TOOLS**: Including tools that require energy storage, such as watering cans, hoes and fishing rods
  • **Smart Food Handling**: When using food, the "Do you want to eat it?" prompt will be triggered, and then automatically switch back to the original item
  • **CONFLICT-FREE DESIGN**: Doesn't interfere with Stardew Valley's default controls, just select hotkeys not used in the game

🎥 Demonstration video

Want to intuitively understand the effect of this module?

Watch YouTube demo video

🔗 Related links

  • source code

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💡 **Usage Suggestions**: It is recommended to bind commonly used tools to hot keys that are easy to press, so that seamless switching can be achieved during farm work and greatly improve efficiency!

Install & use Install: SMAPI mod (Stardew Valley standard)

  1. Install SMAPI first (Stardew Valley's mod loader): download it from smapi.io, run 'install on Windows.bat' and pick your game folder.
  2. Unzip the archive from playbuff and find the folder that contains manifest.json — that folder is the mod.
  3. Copy that whole folder into Stardew Valley/Mods/.
  4. Launch the game through SMAPI (run StardewModdingAPI.exe or set it as the launch option). The console before the title screen lists each mod's load result.

Cheat-style tools may not need SMAPI — unzip and run them as the readme describes. Back up your save before editing it; SMAPI lists failed mods in its console.

File & checksum

Filename
Quick Cast Hotkeys v1.0.3
File size
15.2 KiB
SHA-256
b9d0bb3e5a465e3bf555d91eb789991ae7799b24cb1a044ada3add7b18cc8f83
Stored at
2026-10-10 10:33