ArrowCount
Holding a bow or crossbow, a small ammunition readout appears under the crosshair, showing how many arrows the player carries. ArrowCount is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11.
What it does
The counter appears whenever a bow or crossbow is held in either hand. It totals every ArrowItem stack across the 36 main inventory slots and the off-hand, and a second line splits that total into normal, spectral and tipped arrows so a player knows what will be fired next. Once the count drops to four arrows or fewer it shows yellow, and it shows red when the quiver is empty, so the warning arrives before the draw fails. Pressing N toggles the counter on or off, and an action-bar message confirms the new state.
The readout respects the F1 hide-HUD setting and stays hidden while a menu is open. Rendering is pure client-side through mixins, so ArrowCount needs to be installed only on the client and a server can run without it. One JAR runs unchanged across four game versions, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, and it depends on Fabric API. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Live arrow total
Every arrow stack in the main inventory and off-hand is counted and updated as arrows are fired or restocked.
Type breakdown
A second line separates normal, spectral and tipped arrows, so the next shot type is known before drawing.
Low and empty warnings
The count changes color from yellow at 4 or fewer arrows to red when no arrows remain.
Toggle and notice
The N key switches the counter on or off, and an action-bar message confirms each change.
Hidden in menus
The counter respects the F1 hide-HUD setting and does not show while inventory or other menus are open.
Gallery
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.
Required 1
How it compares
Cpvp Crossbow is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 26.3 under the MIT License and is not open source. Arrow Indicator is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 26.2 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Circular Crosshair is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 and is licensed as All rights reserved. ArrowCount differs by covering 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 with a per-type breakdown and by carrying the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArrowCount | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-11 |
| Cpvp Crossbow | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
| Arrow Indicator | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-27 |
| Circular Crosshair | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-10 |
Questions
Does ArrowCount need Fabric API?
Does ArrowCount have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does ArrowCount support?
Can the counter be hidden without removing the mod?
In the catalog
ArrowCount is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
ArrowCount is a tiny ammo readout for archers. Whenever you're holding a bow or crossbow (in either hand), a compact counter appears just below your crosshair showing how much ammunition you're carrying.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arrowcount
- Owner
- kvapilvaclav0
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15