(aps) Auto portal search
Aps, short for Auto portal search, lets a player locate a Nether portal with an Eye of Ender and convert coordinates between the Overworld and the Nether.
What it does
Aps adds a portal search that starts from a thrown Eye of Ender. The player throws the eye, then presses the bound key so the mod stops the movement, and then walks about 50 meters and repeats the throw. The mod triangulates the portal position from these readings. When the search succeeds, the coordinates arrive as a chat message; when it fails, an error appears in chat instead.
A separate command, CordsConvert, converts coordinates from the Overworld to the Nether and back. Players can use it to plan travel between the two dimensions without doing the arithmetic by hand, since the conversion follows the standard formula. The mod works with the Eye of Ender in both directions and points toward the eye automatically while it is being tracked.
Aps is client-side only, so the server does not need it and players join without installing anything on the server side. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with versions 1.1.1 for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 as the latest release on both loaders.
Key features
Eye of Ender portal search
Throwing an Eye of Ender and moving about 50 meters between readings gives the mod the data it needs to locate a portal.
Triangulated coordinates
Several readings are combined into a single estimated portal position, reported in chat when the search completes.
Coordinate conversion command
The CordsConvert command converts coordinates from the Overworld to the Nether and from the Nether to the Overworld.
Chat messages for results
A successful search sends the coordinates to chat, and a failed search sends an error message in the same place.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Exploration Dimension is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, open source under the MIT License, and it needs the client and server. End Remastered covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.3 – 26.3, is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and also needs the client and server. Aps differs from both by being client-side only and covering only coordinate search and conversion rather than a dimension.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (aps) Auto portal search | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-25 |
| Exploration Dimension | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
| End Remastered | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.3 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
Questions
Does Aps need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does Aps support?
Can Aps trigger anti-cheat systems?
Does Aps have known bugs?
In the catalog
(aps) Auto portal search is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Throw the eye of the ender without moving, and when it stops moving, press your key bind. Then move away about 50 meters and repeat. If everything worked, you should receive a message in the chat with the coordinates. If unsuccessful, you will receive an error in the chat. 2.Converting coordinates from overworld to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aps-auto-portal-search
- Owner
- icatsupergame
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15