Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is Power shows extra information in tooltips for items such as the Compass, Clock, Recovery Compass and Shulker Box, and reports world details like biome, light and slime spawning.
What it does
Tooltips for compasses, clocks, the Recovery Compass and Shulker Boxes gain added lines, so a player can read information from the item without leaving the inventory. Information shown for a carried item covers the current biome, the block light level, the world age in days and whether slimes can spawn in the chunk.
The mod is client and server, so a server and its players both need it. Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu and Treatise are optional. With Mod Menu installed, its settings screen offers in-game configuration. Files exist for Fabric only, for 1.21 and 1.21.1, with 1.21-1.0.2 for 1.21.1 as the latest file released on 2024-07-18. The code is under the MIT License and the mod is not open source.
Textures for the Lunar Clock come from Urkaz Moon Tools, and the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later covers their use. The author asks for a tip through BuyMeACoffee if the mod is useful, but support is optional.
Key features
Item tooltips
Compasses, clocks, the Recovery Compass and Shulker Boxes gain extra lines in their tooltips.
Location and world readout
A carried item reports the biome, block light and world age in days for the player's position.
Slime spawn check
The mod reports whether slimes can spawn in the chunk the player is standing in.
In-game configuration
With Mod Menu installed, the mod's options can be changed from a settings screen in the game.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want more readout from the items they already carry, and server owners who want a client and server mod with optional Mod Menu settings.
How it compares
Tripp's Simple Compass is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, so it adds to the compass alone and servers need nothing. Diegetic is server-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, so players join without installing it. Useful Compass is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and targets 26.1.2. Knowledge is Power is client and server, and its tooltips cover more items than a compass alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge is Power | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-18 |
| Tripp's Simple Compass | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-03-15 |
| Diegetic | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-09 |
| Useful Compass | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-03 |
Questions
Does Knowledge is Power need Fabric API?
Does the server need Knowledge is Power?
Which game versions does Knowledge is Power cover?
In the catalog
Knowledge is Power is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
If you'd like to support development, you can leave a tip at our BuyMeACoffee. Only if it's within your means- otherwise, using, sharing, and enjoying the mod is support enough. Thank you! Lunar Clock textures derived from Urkaz Moon Tools, used under the LGPL-3.0-or-later license.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/knowledge-is-power
- Owner
- Dented Modding
- Published
- 2024-03-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15