Clock HUD
Clock HUD puts the system time on the game screen, so a player can check it without leaving Minecraft or alt-tabbing out of a session.
What it does
Clock HUD draws the system clock as a small overlay on the in-game HUD. The display follows the operating system time, so the readout stays in step with the clock outside the game. A player who runs long sessions can keep track of the hour without switching windows, which is the main case the mod is built around.
The overlay is meant to stay quiet. Its minimalist style is kept close to the vanilla interface, and it adds no heavy rendering work, so it should not cost frames per second. The mod is client-side only, so only the player's game needs it, and a server does not have to run anything. It requires Fabric API and Mod Menu, both of which must be installed next to Clock HUD on Fabric.
Clock HUD is published for Fabric only, across two game versions, 26.1.2 and 26.2. The latest file is 1.0.1 for 26.2, released on 2026-08-18, after the first release on 2026-06-25. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
System time overlay
The current system time is shown on the HUD, taken straight from the operating system clock.
Lightweight rendering
The overlay is drawn with very little work per frame, so it should not noticeably lower the frame rate.
Non-intrusive display
The readout is small and placed in the HUD, leaving the centre of the screen free for play.
Clean vanilla-style look
The text and layout follow the default Minecraft interface, so the overlay blends in with the rest of the HUD.
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 2
Use cases
Long play sessions
Players who spend hours in one world can watch the time pass without opening a second window.
Streaming and recording
The clock sits in the corner of the game image, so a viewer can see the time of a session as it happens.
Who it’s for: Players who want the system time on screen while they play in single-player or on a multiplayer server, without leaving the game to check it.
How it compares
Clock HUD is client-side only and is not open source. Vanilla Clock is also client-side only on Fabric, but it covers 1.21 – 26.2 and is not open source. Clean HUD is an open source option under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, for 26.1 – 26.3, and it is client-side only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock HUD | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-18 |
| Vanilla Clock | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| Clean HUD | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Clock HUD need Fabric API?
Does a server need Clock HUD?
Which game versions have a file?
Does Clock HUD require Mod Menu?
In the catalog
Clock HUD is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
Similar mods
What the author says
Keep track of time without leaving the game. Simple System Clock adds a clean, lightweight, and non-intrusive system clock to your HUD.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/clockhud
- Owner
- 123herobrine456
- Published
- 2026-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15