Elytra HUD (from MFS 2020) Rework
by doggyfox
Elytra HUD (from MFS 2020) Rework draws flight instruments on screen while a player glides with an elytra, recreating the indicators of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
What it does
The HUD shows six readouts: speed through the air, a gyro-style horizon, how much durability an elytra has left, climb rate, height above the ground and a heading compass. Each one can be moved to the position a player prefers. The horizon follows pitch and roll the way a real gyro instrument does, and it can be paired with Do a Barrel Roll to show the barrel roll state.
Advanced settings are disabled by default and cover auto-equipping a carved pumpkin for resource packs such as CIT Airplanes, auto-switching to third-person view, a 110 FOV option, and disabling the spin riptide animation during flight. The mod is client-side only, so servers do not need it, and it is released under the MIT License as open source. Files target 1.21.8 – 26.1, with the latest build 2.0.1 for 26.1 in the beta channel.
Installation requires Cloth Config API and Fabric Language Kotlin, both on Fabric. Mod Menu is suggested for opening the settings screen. The HUD design credits the BoatHud project by hibi for its approach to rendering indicators.
Key features
Six instrument readouts
Speed, horizon, durability, climb rate, height and heading can each be shown or hidden on screen.
Movable HUD elements
Each indicator can be placed at the screen position the player chooses, with its rendering adjusted to match.
Gyro-style artificial horizon
The horizon displays current pitch and roll in the manner of a real gyro instrument.
Advanced flight options
Four advanced settings add pumpkin auto-equipping, third-person auto-switching, a 110 FOV preset and disabling the riptide spin animation.
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
Optional 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who fly with elytras in survival or creative worlds and want flight readouts on screen. Server owners do not need to install it, since only the client runs it.
How it compares
ElytraHud3 is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and covers 1.20 – 26.3. Fast Elytra is a Fabric mod under All rights reserved, covering 1.21 – 1.21.6. Neo Elytra Flight HUD is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal on Fabric for 1.20 – 1.20.6, so it predates this mod's version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elytra HUD (from MFS 2020) Rework | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
| ElytraHud3 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-12 |
| Fast Elytra | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.6 | Client-side only | 2025-06-18 |
| Neo Elytra Flight HUD | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2024-05-03 |
Questions
Does Elytra HUD need Fabric API?
Do servers need to install Elytra HUD?
Can the artificial horizon work with barrel roll?
In the catalog
Elytra HUD (from MFS 2020) Rework is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 11,959 mods support Minecraft 26.1.
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Overview --- Elytra HUD is a client-side mod for Fabric that recreates hud indicators from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Some of them (like artificial horizon) can work in pair with Do a Barrel Roll. Additionally, adds some advanced features to make elytra flight more enjoyable HUD variations --- At the moment…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/elytra-hud-rework
- Owner
- doggyfox
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15