DropBar
by KlooDoh
DropBar puts a threat radar on the XP bar, marking nearby hostile and angry mobs as coloured pips.
What it does
Coloured pips on the XP bar track nearby mobs that are hostile or angry, mapped left and right by direction. Each pip fades with distance, so closer danger reads larger, and mobs hidden behind walls dim. A mob actively targeting the player flares with a red glow. The overlay is meant to be read at a glance, without opening any screen.
Because DropBar runs only on the client, it can be used in survival and adventure play with no server-side setup at all. Pressing Page Down toggles it off in-game. Its threat colours are aligned with EyeSpy, and an occluded override treats a mob with a blocked line of sight as a lower threat. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Directional threat pips
Pips sit along the XP bar left to right by the direction of each nearby mob, with size fading by distance.
Threat colour groups
Mobs are coloured by group, from zombies and skeletons to hoglins, drowned and blazes, with a fallback colour for other threats.
Line of sight handling
Mobs hidden behind walls dim, and a mob actively targeting the player flares with a red glow.
Toggle key
Page Down switches the overlay off and on during play, without any configuration file.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Cautious caving
Players exploring dark caves can track approaching hostiles without looking away from the path ahead.
Hardcore runs
The radar adds awareness to challenge runs in hardcore worlds, where mistakes are costly.
Who it’s for: Players who want a passive threat overlay on the XP bar in single-player or multiplayer, without installing anything on the server.
How it compares
Creeper Radar is client-side only, released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, and built for 1.21.11. Sound Radar is also client-side only, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11. Mob Locator is client-side only, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and spans 1.21 – 26.2, so it is the option for versions beyond this range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DropBar | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-01 |
| Creeper Radar | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-17 |
| Sound Radar | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-10 |
| Mob Locator | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-19 |
Questions
Does DropBar need a server installation?
Which loader does DropBar use?
Can DropBar be turned off during play?
In the catalog
DropBar is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
DropBar turns your XP bar into a threat radar, focused entirely on what actually wants you dead. Coloured pips track nearby hostile mobs and angry “neutrals”, mapped to the XP bar from left to right based on direction, with size and fade hinting at distance and danger. Pips dim when mobs hide behind walls, and flare…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dropbar
- Owner
- KlooDoh
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15