ArCompass
by Brolen2
ArCompass replaces the vanilla Locator Bar with a compass strip that shows cardinal directions, nearby players and personal waypoints on Fabric.
What it does
Players who want a readable heading without opening the F3 screen can use ArCompass. Its bar marks N, E, S and W as the player turns, and optional NE, SE, SW and NW arrow glyphs can replace the letters. Player markers move along the same bar, and holding Tab shows their names. The bar can be set to always on, toggled off with a hotkey, or cycled through display modes with one key.
Waypoints are handled by a personal system. One key drops a waypoint where the player stands, and each death creates a death waypoint at the place it happened. The most recent death is listed first, and older ones stay in the list. A management screen lets players rename waypoints, recolor them, choose from 8 presets, edit coordinates directly or copy them to the clipboard. Waypoints convert automatically between the Nether and the Overworld, and a waypoint from one world does not show up in another save or server.
ArCompass runs on the client only, so the server and other players do not need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.2 and 26.3, under a custom license that is not open source. The latest file is 1.2.6 for 26.3, released 2026-09-29.
Key features
Direction strip
N, E, S and W letters, or optional arrow glyphs, show which way the player faces without the F3 screen.
Nearby player markers
Markers for other players move along the bar, and holding Tab reveals their names.
One-key waypoints
A single key drops a waypoint where the player is standing, and a list manages all of them.
Automatic death markers
Each death creates a waypoint, and the most recent one is kept first in the list.
Coordinate editing and teleport
Waypoints can be renamed, recolored and edited, and a command teleports the player to one, including across dimensions.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Locator Pins is a Fabric mod for 26.1.1 – 26.2 that needs both the client and the server, and it is not open source under the MIT License. Team Only Locator Bar is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.11 – 26.1, so players join without installing it. ArCompass is client-only and covers 26.2 – 26.3, with a custom license and no open source code.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArCompass | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-29 |
| Locator Pins | Fabric | 26.1.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-07 |
| Team Only Locator Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-30 |
Questions
Does ArCompass need to be installed on the server?
Can waypoints be shared between worlds?
Does ArCompass hide the vanilla Locator Bar?
In the catalog
ArCompass is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A compact compass bar at the top of your screen that shows nearby players — using the same waypoint data as vanilla's built-in Locator Bar, just laid out as an actual compass instead of a cryptic strip of dots. Now with a full personal waypoint system too: mark spots, get auto-created death markers, and manage…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arcompass
- Owner
- Brolen2
- Published
- 2026-07-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
