Durability HUD
by MAGINSTER
Durability HUD shows the remaining durability of held and worn items directly on the game screen, so players can see wear without opening the inventory.
What it does
Durability HUD draws a durability bar with a percentage for weapons, tools, armor and shields in a corner of the screen. The readout stays visible during play, so a player can track how close each piece of gear is to breaking without leaving the game view.
Each bar changes color as wear increases: green for good condition, yellow for worn, orange for critical and red for items that need urgent repair. The display runs on the client alone, so it works in single-player and on any server without being installed there.
The mod is for Fabric on Minecraft 1.16.5, and the only published build is 1.0.0 for 1.16.5, released 2026-04-11 on the beta channel. It requires Fabric API, which must be installed alongside it. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, although public links to the source and the issue tracker exist.
Key features
Durability bars on the HUD
A bar with a percentage appears on screen for each tracked item, so wear is visible during play.
Coverage of tools and armor
Weapons, tools, armor and shields are all shown, not only the item in the active hand.
Color-coded condition
Green, yellow, orange and red mark good, worn, critical and urgent-repair states at a glance.
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 1
Use cases
Tracking gear during a long trip
A player exploring far from base can watch armor and tools wear down without stopping to open the inventory.
Deciding when to repair
The color shift from yellow to orange and red shows when an item should be mended before it breaks mid-fight.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric 1.16.5 who want item wear shown on screen while they play. The mod is client-side, so it suits single-player worlds and multiplayer servers alike, provided Fabric API is present on the client.
How it compares
HUD Control is a Fabric client mod for 1.16.5, the same version as Durability HUD, released under the MIT License and not open source. Armor HUD is a Fabric client-side mod with MIT License and open source code, covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, so it targets later game versions than Durability HUD. Minimal Armor HUD is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and covers 1.21 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durability HUD | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Client-side only | 2026-04-11 |
| HUD Control | Fabric | 1.16.5 | Client-side only | 2025-12-13 |
| Armor HUD | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-11-14 |
| Minimal Armor HUD | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-07-04 |
Questions
Does Durability HUD need Fabric API?
Is Durability HUD only for single-player?
Which game versions does Durability HUD support?
In the catalog
Durability HUD is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
The Durability HUD mod displays item durability directly on the game screen. A bar and percentage of wear for weapons, tools, armor, and shields are displayed in the corner of the HUD. The color changes: green means good condition, yellow means worn, orange means critical, and red means urgent repair! Fabric 1.16.5…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/durability-hud-mc
- Owner
- MAGINSTER
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15