Durability Helper
by NosekiriMC
Durability Helper shows a warning on the HUD when a held tool or armor piece nears breaking, so players can repair it in time.
What it does
When a damageable item is held, the mod watches its remaining durability and shows a text warning above the health bar once the item enters a warning zone. The warning disappears when a healthy tool is held in its place, so a repaired item no longer triggers it. The durability counter in the warning reads out how many uses remain.
The HUD text is small and scaled, placed near the health bar so it does not cover the crosshair or the hotbar. Warnings refresh every second without repeating messages. Forge is the only loader with files, and the mod runs on the client alone, so a server without it still accepts players who have it installed. It works with vanilla items as well as modded ones. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 and the latest file is 0.0.1+Alpha+Forge_1.20.1 for 1.20.4, published 2025-12-05 on the alpha channel. The code is covered by All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Durability warnings
A text alert appears when a held item drops into a warning zone, showing how close it is to breaking.
Red alert under 15%
Items below 15 percent durability switch the warning to red, so the most urgent cases stand out.
Remaining-uses counter
The warning shows the exact number of uses left on the held item, not only a percentage.
Real-time updates
The HUD refreshes every second, and the alert clears once a healthy tool is held again.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long expeditions
A player far from a base can see which pickaxe or armor piece is close to breaking before it fails mid-task.
Who it’s for: Players who use many tools and armor pieces and want to keep them in working order without checking each item in the inventory.
How it compares
GTRK Armor HUD is a Forge client mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License and is not open source. Elytra Durability Indicator is a Forge client mod for 1.20.1 under the Apache License 2.0, and it is open source. Modpack Helper covers 1.20.1 on Forge under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Durability Helper covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durability Helper | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2025-12-05 |
| GTRK Armor HUD | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-13 |
| Elytra Durability Indicator | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-10-28 |
| Modpack Helper | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-09 |
Questions
Does Durability Helper need a server install?
Which loader does Durability Helper use?
Does the warning appear for modded tools?
In the catalog
Durability Helper is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
Similar mods
What the author says
The warning disappears when you switch to a healthy tool or repair the damaged one.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/durabilityhelper
- Owner
- NosekiriMC
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15