Elytra Indicators
by magicus
Elytra Indicators adds a flight instrument panel to the screen while a player glides with elytra, showing pitch, speed and altitude gain.
What it does
The panel shows three gauges. The first gauge reads the pitch angle of the flight relative to the ground, and pitch rises when the player turns upwards. Another gauge converts speed and altitude gain into a figure that shows how steeply the player is climbing or descending, since a steeper climb covers less ground per unit of height gained.
The indicators are meant for optimal elytra flight. Going too steep risks stalling and falling toward the ground, because speed drops faster than the glide can recover. The panel makes that trade-off visible while the player is airborne.
Installation needs Cloth Config API and Fabric API on Fabric. Elytra Indicators is Fabric-only and runs on the client alone, so servers need nothing. Files cover 1.21.8 – 26.3 across nine release versions, and the code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so it is open source.
Key features
Pitch gauge
The first gauge shows the pitch angle relative to the ground and updates as the player turns up or down.
Speed and altitude gauge
A gauge converts speed and altitude gain into a steepness reading, helping the player judge the distance covered.
Width presets
The indicator panel can be set to wide, medium or compact width, with the default set to the wide layout.
Compact mode
Compact mode keeps icons and gauges small to save screen space, though the gauges are only useful once the player has learned how to read them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
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
Who it’s for: Players who fly with elytra and want a readout of pitch and climb rate while gliding. The panel is client-side only and changes nothing for other players on a server.
How it compares
Elytra Flight Detector is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2, so it reports flight state rather than drawing gauges. Elytra Swapper + is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, covering 1.21.11 – 26.2, and is aimed at swapping the elytra in and out of the chest slot. Legal flight in survival mode? is open source under the MIT License, is not, and requires the server to be installed, while the client remains optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elytra Indicators | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| Elytra Flight Detector | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-17 |
| Elytra Swapper + | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-14 |
| Legal flight in survival mode? | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-20 |
Questions
Does Elytra Indicators need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need Elytra Indicators?
Where is the panel configured?
In the catalog
Elytra Indicators is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Elytra Indicators is a Minecraft mod that provides Vanilla-style "fly by instrument" support for elytra flight. When using an elytra in Vanilla Minecraft, it can be difficult to judge how well you're flying. Especially when traveling at high altitudes and speeds and chunk loading struggles to keep up, or when flying…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/elytra-indicators
- Owner
- magicus
- Published
- 2025-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15