Immersive Overlays
by Cassian
Immersive Overlays shows coordinates, time, weather, biome, season, temperature and speed on the HUD, and each overlay appears only while a matching item sits in the player's inventory.
What it does
A coordinate overlay for the X and Z position appears whenever a compass is in the inventory, including inside a bundle. When the player also carries an item that reads depth, the Y value is added. A Lodestone Compass or Recovery Compass replaces the coordinates with the distance to its anchor. In 1.21.6 and above the locator bar also needs a compass, and the config can turn that off.
Clocks, maps, calendars, thermometers, speedometers and gust gauges each show their own overlay in the same way: time of day, biome, season, temperature, speed, and wind intensity with direction. A compatible lunar clock adds the phase of the moon, and the season overlay needs one of the supported seasons mods. Fabric API is required, Cloth Config API is optional, and MRU is bundled inside the mod. The mod runs on the client alone, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Key features
Configurable coordinate overlay
The X and Z coordinates appear on the HUD only while a compass is carried, and the layout can be adjusted in the config.
Depth and weather add-ons
Depth readings and weather readings are added to the overlays when the matching item from another mod is carried.
Time and biome overlays
Clocks show the time of day, and maps show the current biome, each only while the item is in the inventory.
Season and moon overlays
Calendars show the current season, and compatible lunar clocks show the phase of the moon.
Temperature source options
Temperature can be read from the biome in vanilla or from the player's temperature when a survival mod is installed.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Embedded 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Survival navigation
A player keeps a compass and a clock in the inventory to read position and time without opening the map or F3 screen.
Vehicle and travel tracking
Speedometers and gust gauges show speed and wind while the player moves across a world.
Who it’s for: Players who want compact information on the HUD, and players running survival or weather mods who want the overlays to match their items.
How it compares
Compass Plus is client-side only, open source under The Unlicense and published for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Cheaper Compasses is server required with client optional, not open source under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and published for 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Clock Overlay is a Fabric-only client mod, open source under the MIT License, covering 1.20 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immersive Overlays | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-28 |
| Compass Plus | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-14 |
| Cheaper Compasses | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Clock Overlay | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-05-18 |
Questions
Does Immersive Overlays need Fabric API on Forge?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Which seasons mods work with the season overlay?
Can the locator bar be turned off?
In the catalog
Immersive Overlays 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
This mod integrates a highly configurable coordinate overlay as an in-world mechanic, allowing it to only be visible as long as the player has a compass. In addition, it offers a similar overlay for clocks, showing the time of day. Coordinate overlays for the player's X and Z coordinates are visible whenever the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/immersive-overlays
- Owner
- Cassian
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15