Better Waypoints
by Vanderflys
Better Waypoints lets players save personal or shared waypoints and travel to them from the in-game waypoint menu, with a short up-and-down animation on arrival.
What it does
Players place their own waypoints or share global waypoints across a world, then travel to any of them through the waypoint menu built into vanilla Minecraft. The system is described by its author as simple, fast and suited to everyday navigation.
Travel is animated only when the player and the target waypoint both have clear access to the sky. When the target is more than 60 blocks away, the trip is instantaneous, but the up-and-down animation still plays. The mod works in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers, and the author notes that it is delivered as a datapack.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for servers. Server owners need it installed; clients may skip it. Files cover 14 release versions 1.20.2 – 26.3, and the latest file for 26.3 was dated 2026-09-15. Better Waypoints is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Personal waypoints
Each player can save their own waypoints and return to them later from the menu.
Global waypoints
Waypoints can be shared with everyone in the world, so a group can use the same destinations.
In-game waypoint menu
Destinations are picked from a menu inside the game, with no commands needed to travel.
Sky-dependent animation
The travel animation plays only when both ends have open sky access, and trips beyond 60 blocks skip the travel effect.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who travel long distances in survival or adventure worlds, and server owners who want shared destinations without adding command-based warps.
How it compares
Waypoint Block is a server-side and client-optional mod released under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21.6 – 26.2 on the same four loaders. wWaypoints runs client-side only under All rights reserved for 1.20 – 26.3. Waypoint command mod is server-side only, works on Fabric alone and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4. Better Waypoints differs by covering 1.20.2 – 26.3 on all four loaders with a server-required, client-optional setup, and by using a menu rather than commands.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Waypoints | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-15 |
| Waypoint Block | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-17 |
| wWaypoints | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
| Waypoint command mod | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-01-11 |
Questions
Does the server need Better Waypoints installed?
Can a player use Better Waypoints without installing it on the client?
Why does travel sometimes skip the animation?
Which loaders does Better Waypoints support?
In the catalog
Better Waypoints is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A simple, fast, and user-friendly waypoint system for vanilla Minecraft. Place your own personal waypoints or share global waypoints all over the world and travel to them via the in-game waypoint menu. This datapack has both singleplayer and multiplayer support.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-waypoints
- Owner
- Vanderflys
- Published
- 2024-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15