litewaypoints
by pickble
With LiteWaypoints, a player marks a spot once and sees a colored beam from far away that points the way back, rendered on the client only.
What it does
LiteWaypoints adds marked locations that stay on screen as beams and labels, and saves each one with a name, exact coordinates and a color. Waypoints can be created, edited and set from the same screen. They are stored per world and per dimension, so a point saved in the Overworld does not show up in the Nether.
Beams rise from each marked location high into the sky and remain visible at long distances, so a player can find the way back without a compass. On-screen labels show the name of each waypoint with its live distance in meters. The color picker offers hue, saturation and brightness sliders plus a hex input, and the keys that open the waypoint controls can be rebound under the game's Controls options.
Nothing is sent to the server, so the mod can be installed on a multiplayer server without the server running it. Some servers restrict minimap and waypoint mods, and the rules should be checked before using it in PvP or competitive play. The mod is built for Minecraft 1.21.11 with Fabric Loader 0.18 or newer, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, published 2026-07-19. The code is released under the MIT License, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Colored sky beams
Each waypoint is marked by a colored beam that rises into the sky and stays visible from far away.
On-screen labels with distance
A label above each waypoint shows its name and the live distance to it in meters.
Full color picker
Hue, saturation and brightness sliders and a hex input set the color of each waypoint exactly.
Create, edit and name
Waypoints are created, edited and renamed by entering their exact coordinates, name and color.
Per-world, per-dimension storage
Waypoints are kept for the current world and dimension only, so each location appears where it was set.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Beacons is a Fabric, client-side only mod under the MIT License, published for 1.21.10, and it is not open source. BlutufyWaypoint is also a Fabric, client-side only mod under the MIT License, for 1.21.11, and it is not open source. Cube Waypoints is client-side only and open source under the MIT License for 1.21.11. har3nz's Better Waypoints covers 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 and is licensed as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| litewaypoints | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-19 |
| Beacons | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-06-17 |
| BlutufyWaypoint | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-12 |
| Cube Waypoints | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-17 |
| har3nz's Better Waypoints | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-17 |
Questions
Does LiteWaypoints need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does LiteWaypoints use?
Are waypoints shared between dimensions?
In the catalog
litewaypoints is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A lightweight, client-side waypoint mod for Fabric. Mark any location with a colored beam that shoots into the sky, so you can always find your way back. Built as a lean alternative to launcher-bundled waypoint features — it does one thing and stays out of your way.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/litewaypoints
- Owner
- pickble
- Published
- 2026-07-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15