Locator Heads
by Haage
With Locator Heads, the locator bar shows player heads in place of plain markers, and a filter decides which players appear on it.
What it does
Locator Heads changes how the locator bar draws other players. Each tracked player is shown with a head, and the head size can be adjusted. A filter lets the player choose which players appear, by separating names with commas, semicolons, colons or periods. The mod also covers the compass and the experience bar on the same bar.
Player names can be shown next to the heads, a compass can be drawn with its own colour and shadow, and the experience bar can stay visible at all times. Each option can be switched on or off, and the mod itself can be disabled without removing the file. Locator Heads requires Fabric API, and Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional. The mod is published for Fabric only, across 10 release versions, 1.21.7 – 26.3, and it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Player heads on the bar
Other players appear on the locator bar as their player heads instead of plain markers.
Name filter
A filter takes player names separated by commas, semicolons, colons or periods, so only the chosen players are shown.
Head size and names
The size of each head can be changed, and player names can be shown beside them.
Compass options
The compass can be shown, with a configurable colour and shadow.
Experience bar
The experience bar can be kept visible at all times, independent of the locator bar.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 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 1
Optional 2
Use cases
Tracking a group
Players on a shared server can filter the bar to a few friends and see their heads at a glance.
Solo and modded survival
A player on a single-player world can adjust the head size and compass to suit the interface.
Who it’s for: Players who use the locator bar on Fabric and want to pick which other players it displays, with control over head size, names and the compass.
How it compares
Custom Locator Color is also a client-side only mod under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.21.6 – 26.2. Team Only Locator Bar is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is published under the MIT License for 1.21.11 – 26.1. Locator Display is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.21.6 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locator Heads | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| Custom Locator Color | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-05 |
| Team Only Locator Bar | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Server-side only | 2026-03-30 |
| Locator Display | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Locator Heads need Fabric API?
Does the server need Locator Heads?
How is the filter written?
Which optional mods work with it?
In the catalog
Locator Heads is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Filter Syntax - Separate names by commas (,), semicolons (;), colons (:), or periods (.).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/locator-heads
- Owner
- Haage
- Published
- 2025-07-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15