Health Indicator Next
by nomad_dev
Players who want to see health at a glance can use Health Indicator Next, which draws configurable health and armor readouts over living entities on the client.
What it does
Health Indicator Next draws health and armor readouts above mobs and players. Each readout can take the form of an icon with a value such as 20/20, a segmented bar, or a plain number, and bars can carry optional labels and a background. Health and armor are set up separately, so either can be displayed alone.
Colors can be chosen for the text, the bar fills and the backgrounds of each element. Poison, wither, freezing and absorption each have their own color. Low health can trigger a flash at a chosen threshold and a shake at a stricter one, with adjustable blink speed, glow and padding. Optional effects include heart icons and numeric support. Only the player's client needs the mod, so servers can run without it. Its required dependencies are Architectury API, Cloth Config API and Fabric API. The code is under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Entity health readouts
Health and armor values appear above living entities, shown as icon with value, segmented bars or numbers.
Per-element colors
Each part of the display takes its own color, including text, fills and backgrounds for health and armor.
Status effect colors
Poison, wither, freezing and absorption have separate colors, so their state is visible on the bar.
Low health warnings
A flash starts at a set health threshold and a shake at a critical one, with adjustable blink speed and glow.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 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 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more visible health and armor information above entities, and who are willing to set colors and thresholds in the mod's configuration.
How it compares
Simple Health Indicators is a client-side Fabric mod under the MIT License, open source, for 1.21.9 – 26.3. Player Health Indicators Unofficial is also client-side, open source under the MIT License, and runs on Fabric for 1.21 – 26.3. Detail Armor Bar Reconstructed is a client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge, open source under the MIT License, covering 1.21 – 26.3. Health Indicator Next is client-side and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Indicator Next | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Simple Health Indicators | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Player Health Indicators Unofficial | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| Detail Armor Bar Reconstructed | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-23 |
Questions
Does Health Indicator Next need to be on the server?
Which dependencies does Health Indicator Next require?
Which game versions have files for Health Indicator Next?
In the catalog
Health Indicator Next is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Health Indicator Next is a client mod that shows configurable health and armor indicators above living entities. Health and armor can be enabled independently.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/health-indicator-next
- Owner
- nomad_dev
- Published
- 2026-08-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15