Better Icons

witcher-3 — Mods & Enhancements

Better Icons is a discontinued cosmetic mod for The Witcher 3 that adds text labels to oil, potion, bomb, and decoction icons, making them easier to identify at a glance. It offers versions for the base game and Blood and Wine expansion, but the author explicitly states it does not work on newer game versions and is no longer supported.

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Syntax

Alchemy and Crafting

Example

Downloads: 187,794 | Endorsements: 6,999

💡 Notes

By Philozoraptor and Marnah93 | v1.5 | 6,999 endorsements

🎯 Tips & Tricks

Check your game version before installing—this mod is outdat

Check your game version before installing—this mod is outdated and won't work on newer patches.

If you have the Blood and Wine expansion, grab the BCE versi

If you have the Blood and Wine expansion, grab the BCE version for full compatibility.

Since it's just icon textures, you can easily remove it by d

Since it's just icon textures, you can easily remove it by deleting the mod files if you don't like it.

🔧 Troubleshooting

Mod not working

Check load order and required dependencies. Read the full mod description.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Installing multiple mods that modify the same files without checking compatibility

👍 Pros

Huge community trust: 6,999 endorsements and nearly 188k downloads show this was a go-to for many players.
Solves a real UI pain point—no more squinting at tiny icons to figure out which potion is which.
Includes BCE support, so expansion players got the same convenience.

👎 Cons

Author explicitly says it does not work on newer game versions—so if you're on a recent patch, this is a no-go.
No longer supported since 2015, meaning no updates or fixes for compatibility issues.
Purely cosmetic—if you wanted gameplay changes, this isn't it.

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