BreakWarn
BreakWarn warns a player before a damageable tool or armor piece they are carrying breaks, with a sound and an on-screen banner.
What it does
BreakWarn watches the damageable items a player carries, including the nine hotbar slots, the off-hand and the four armor slots. When a monitored item drops to 10% of its remaining durability, it fires a one-shot warning: a sharp anvil-landing sound and an action-bar message above the hotbar. The sound carries even when the player is looking elsewhere, so a pickaxe deep in a cave does not break unnoticed.
The warning uses built-in hysteresis: it resets only after the item is repaired to 20% remaining durability, so an item hovering between 9% and 11% does not repeat the alert. Each item triggers one alert, which keeps the HUD free of repeated messages. The mod is a Fabric client mod and needs Fabric API. It runs on the server with vanilla compatibility, and a client-only install is enough.
Key features
One-shot durability warning
A tool or armor piece that falls to 10% remaining durability produces a single sound and banner, not a stream of alerts.
Hotbar, off-hand and armor coverage
Items in the nine hotbar slots, the off-hand and the four armor slots are all monitored each tick.
Action-bar messages
The warning appears in the action bar above the hotbar, where it does not cover the main game view.
Toggle key
Pressing B switches BreakWarn on or off, and an action-bar message confirms the current state.
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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
Use cases
Mining far from the base
A pickaxe nearing the end of its durability gets flagged before it breaks in a deep cave.
Combat gear
A sword or armor piece in use is flagged once it is close to breaking, so the player can swap it in time.
Who it’s for: Players who want a single, timely warning about tools and armor nearing breakage, without extra HUD clutter.
How it compares
Client Side Action Bar is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11, released under the MIT License and not open source; it targets the action bar rather than durability. Item Durability HUD is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and not open source, and it shows durability on screen instead of warning once. LowDurabilityWarning is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and not open source, covering a wider version range than BreakWarn.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreakWarn | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-01 |
| Client Side Action Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-06 |
| Item Durability HUD | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-21 |
| LowDurabilityWarning | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-08 |
Questions
Does BreakWarn need Fabric API?
Does BreakWarn have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does BreakWarn support?
How is the warning turned off?
In the catalog
BreakWarn 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
BreakWarn quietly watches every damageable item you're carrying and warns you the moment one is about to snap. No HUD clutter when nothing's wrong, no spam when something is — just one alert per item, exactly when you need it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/breakwarn
- Owner
- kvapilvaclav0
- Published
- 2026-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15