Always On Locator Bar
Always On Locator Bar keeps the XP bar from hiding the locator bar's waypoint dots while players pick up experience orbs.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft hides the locator bar for a few seconds whenever an experience orb is picked up, which makes it hard to keep following a waypoint. This Fabric mod changes that behavior: the locator dots are drawn over the XP bar instead of being covered by it, so waypoints stay visible at all times. The XP bar itself can also be set to stay on screen permanently, with the dots overlaid on top. Installed on the client alone, it changes nothing on any server.
The mod has a master toggle that switches the whole behavior off and restores vanilla behavior at once. Its settings are reached through an in-game config screen, which Mod Menu opens; Mod Menu is an optional dependency, so without it the options are still available but the config screen cannot be opened from the menu list. Three simple modes cover the choices: vanilla behavior, locator dots drawn over the XP bar (the default), and an always-visible XP bar with the dots overlaid.
Builds are published for Fabric only, for 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2, with 1.0.0 for 26.1.2 as the latest file. The source code is public, and the code is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later, which makes the mod open source.
Key features
Locator dots drawn over the XP bar
Waypoint markers are rendered on top of the experience bar, so they remain readable when orbs are collected.
Optional always-visible XP bar
The XP bar can be forced to stay on screen permanently, with the locator dots overlaid on it.
Master toggle
One switch turns the whole mod off immediately and returns the game to vanilla locator bar behavior.
Three display modes
Vanilla behavior, overlay (the default), and always-show modes are chosen from an in-game config screen.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
How it compares
Player Head Locator Bar is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Locator Pins is a Fabric mod for 26.1.1 – 26.2 that runs on the client and server together, under the MIT License and not open source. Bannerpoint is open source under the MIT License, targets Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.6 – 26.3, and is required on the server while clients may skip it. Always On Locator Bar is client-side only and is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always On Locator Bar | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-05 |
| Player Head Locator Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-28 |
| Locator Pins | Fabric | 26.1.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-07 |
| Bannerpoint | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Always On Locator Bar need to be installed on the server?
Is Mod Menu required to change the settings?
Which game versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Always On Locator Bar is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A small mod that stops the locator bar (waypoint dots) from disappearing whenever the XP bar pops up to animate absorbed experience. In vanilla, picking up XP orbs hides your locator bar for a few seconds: annoying when you're trying to follow a waypoint. This mod overlays the locator dots on top of the XP bar so…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/always-on-locator-bar
- Owner
- OrangoPontoTango
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15