Furnace ETA hud
by BattryLeaf
Furnace ETA adds a side-panel HUD that shows smelting countdowns for furnaces, blast furnaces and smokers while players work at them.
What it does
The panel displays the time left on the current item, a total estimate for the whole batch, the fuel remaining and the fuel efficiency as a percentage. Progress bars give a quick visual reading of each stage, so players can see when a furnace will finish without opening the F3 menu or running a calculator. Its readouts are precise, but the panel only reports smelting information and changes no recipes or timings.
The mod covers furnaces, blast furnaces and smokers, and its interface is meant to look like part of vanilla Minecraft, with a lightweight, clean layout. It is a client-side quality-of-life mod: only the client needs it, and it works in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers. Fabric API is required, and files are published for Fabric only, across seven game versions, 1.21.5 – 1.21.11. The code is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Live smelt countdowns
Each active furnace shows the remaining time on its current item and the estimated time for the entire stack.
Fuel status
The panel lists the fuel left in the furnace and how efficiently it burns, shown as a percentage.
Batch completion estimate
A total ETA covers every item queued in the furnace, so players can plan around the whole batch.
Vanilla-style side panel
The panel is drawn in a plain style that matches the vanilla interface and adds no separate menus.
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
Long smelting runs
Players who fill furnaces with large stacks can see when a batch will finish instead of checking back repeatedly.
Technical and builder play
Players who plan factories or timed production can read exact completion times from the HUD.
Who it’s for: Survival players, technical players and builders who want to know when furnaces finish without guessing or opening external tools.
How it compares
Smart Furnaces is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, and it runs on client and server, so both sides need it. Furnace Helper is client-side only, released under the MIT License and published for 1.21.1, so servers do not need it. Lava Furnaces is Fabric and Quilt, for 1.21 – 1.21.1, and either side can run it without the other.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace ETA hud | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-18 |
| Smart Furnaces | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-21 |
| Furnace Helper | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-15 |
| Lava Furnaces | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2024-09-22 |
Questions
Does Furnace ETA need Fabric API?
Do servers have to install Furnace ETA?
Which game versions does Furnace ETA support?
In the catalog
Furnace ETA hud is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
⏳ Furnace ETA --- Furnace ETA adds a sleek side-panel HUD to Minecraft furnaces that displays precise smelting information at a glance. No more guessing how long your items will take — the mod shows live timers, fuel status, and total batch completion estimates in a clean vanilla-friendly interface.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/furnace-eta-hud
- Owner
- BattryLeaf
- Published
- 2026-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15