How To Guide
by KevzCz
How To Guide shows animated popup messages that modpack developers send to players, with optional click actions and conditional logic.
What it does
Popups appear on the HUD as styled panels, and each one can carry textures, items and text effects such as rainbow, wave, shake, typewriter and obfuscation. Position is set with custom X and Y offsets, a screen anchor point, or a random placement and rotation. The background can be turned on or off, and the wrap width is adjustable.
The mod is built for modpacks that need guided walkthroughs or announcements. A developer defines a popup, and the server sends it to players, who can then press clickable areas that trigger actions under conditions. The mod runs on Fabric and NeoForge and works in multiplayer because the client and the server both run it.
Installation requires Client and server placement, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for 1.21.1 on both Fabric and NeoForge, with 1.0.1 as the latest build for each loader, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Animated HUD popups
Messages appear on the HUD with textures and items, and the popup layout can be configured.
Styled title and subtitle text
Text supports custom fonts, colors, sizes, bold and italic, and text effects such as rainbow, wave, shake and typewriter.
Positioning controls
Custom X and Y offsets, screen anchor points and random position or rotation place each popup on screen.
Clickable areas with conditions
Click areas trigger actions, and conditional logic decides which areas or popups are active for a player.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpack walkthroughs
A developer can send step-by-step guidance to players as popups that appear during play.
Interactive announcements
A server can send a popup with clickable areas that run actions when a player chooses them.
Who it’s for: Modpack developers and server owners who want to show messages, tutorials or prompts to players inside the game.
How it compares
Cobblemon EvoNotify is a client-side only mod for 1.21.1 on Fabric and NeoForge, released under the MIT License and open source. Subtitle Tweaks is also client-side only and open source, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, but it targets 1.21.8 rather than 1.21.1. Coordinate HUD is a Fabric-only, client-side only mod for 1.21.8 under the MIT License and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How To Guide | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| Cobblemon EvoNotify | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-06 |
| Subtitle Tweaks | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-07-03 |
| Coordinate HUD | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-10-26 |
Questions
Does How To Guide need to be installed on the server?
Does How To Guide work on both Fabric and NeoForge?
Are there other mods that show notifications on the client?
In the catalog
How To Guide is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
HowToGuide is a server-side and client-side Minecraft mod (available for Fabric and NeoForge) that lets modpack developers send animated popup messages to their players — complete with interactive click actions and conditional logic.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/how-to-guide
- Owner
- KevzCz
- Published
- 2026-04-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15