Locator Heads (Neoforge)
by Roostyk
Locator Heads shows the heads of nearby players on a locator bar at the top of the screen, with options for names, a compass and the XP bar.
What it does
The mod draws a bar above the hotbar that marks other players as head icons, so a player can see where teammates stand relative to the direction they face. Filters decide which players appear, and the filter text accepts names separated by commas, semicolons, colons or periods. Nothing is sent to other players, and only the client needs the mod.
Each head can be resized, shown with or without the player's name, and the bar can be placed in a chosen position. A compass can be drawn on the bar with its own colour and shadow, and the XP bar can stay visible at all times. The settings screen is reached through Mod Menu, and Cloth Config API supplies the configuration interface.
Locator Heads is published for NeoForge only, across 5 release versions, 1.21.7 – 1.21.11, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. The code is open source and is hosted as a public source repository. The latest file, 1.6.3, targets 1.21.11 and was released on 2026-08-03.
Key features
Player head locator bar
A bar of player heads shows where other players are relative to the direction the player faces.
Name display
Player names can be shown next to each head, and the option can be switched off for a cleaner bar.
Head size and rendering
The size of each head can be adjusted, and rendering of heads can be turned off entirely.
Compass and XP bar
A compass can be added to the bar with a chosen colour and shadow, and the XP bar can be kept visible at all times.
Gallery
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.
Optional 2
How it compares
Compass Locator is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.7 – 1.21.8, server-side required with an optional client, under All rights reserved and not open source. No Locator Bar is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21.6 that either side can run, under the MIT License and not open source. Locator Bar Options covers 1.21.6 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt with a server-required environment, and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locator Heads (Neoforge) | NeoForge | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-03 |
| Compass Locator | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.7 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-19 |
| No Locator Bar | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 | Client or server, optional | 2025-06-17 |
| Locator Bar Options | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-20 |
Questions
Does Locator Heads need Cloth Config API?
Does Locator Heads have to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Locator Heads support?
In the catalog
Locator Heads (Neoforge) is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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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-neoforge
- Owner
- Roostyk
- Published
- 2026-07-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15