Better Maps Mod

A filled map is pinned to the HUD by holding it and crouching while right-clicking. The minimap stays visible after the map is put away, follows the player with a real-time marker that moves and rotates smoothly, and marks the player with an arrow inside the mapped area or a circle outside it. Switching between maps is done by pinning a different filled map.

Terrain is easier to read because height shading, water depth shading and brighter coastlines separate land from ocean. The minimap can be adjusted in appearance and position through its options. The mod uses the existing vanilla map items rather than a separate navigation system, so the map is kept in the hand only when it is being made or read.

Better Maps is a Fabric mod with a client-side role: it is required on the player's client, while the server can run without it. It requires Fabric API and ModMenu, and it is released under the MIT License. Files exist for 26.1.2 and 26.2, with 1.0.2 for 26.2 as the latest file.