MiniHUD
by masa
With MiniHUD installed, a client can show extra info lines such as a mini F3 panel and toggle overlays for light levels, slime chunks and spawn chunks.
What it does
MiniHUD is a client-side utility mod that offers info lines to choose from, in the style of the F3 debug screen. Its overlay renderers mark light levels, slime chunks, spawn chunks and region file boundaries, and its shape renderers draw circles and spheres. The main rendering toggle is bound to H by default, and holding H while pressing C opens the in-game config menu.
The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. It depends on MaLiLib and Ornithe Standard Libraries, and it uses malilib for its config system, config menus and hotkey handling. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, LiteLoader, Ornithe and Rift across 58 release versions, 1.8 – 26.3, with snapshot builds also published. MiniHUD does nothing on a server, so it should not be installed there.
Key features
Mini F3 info lines
Selectable info lines display debug-style data in a compact HUD panel while the game runs.
Overlay renderers
Overlays mark light levels, slime chunks, spawn chunks and region file boundaries directly in the world.
Shape renderers
Circle and sphere shapes can be drawn around the player, with a sphere that is currently slightly crooked on one side.
Structure bounding boxes
Bounding boxes for structures appear in single player and on servers that send the real structure data to the client.
Adjustable overlay height
The top y-position of an overlay starts at the player's position and can be raised or lowered with the mouse wheel while the toggle hotkey is held.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
10 older game versions (1.8 – 1.12.1) not shown. All files on Modrinth
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Finding slime chunks
Players can switch on the slime chunk overlay to see which chunks are slime chunks. The rendering does not show the height range where slimes spawn.
Checking light and spawn areas
The light level and world spawn chunk overlays help players plan builds and mob farms in single player.
Who it’s for: Players who want extra on-screen debug information in single player or on multiplayer servers, and players who use overlays for building or exploring.
How it compares
Light Overlay is client-side only, open source under the Apache License 2.0, and published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Rift across 1.13.2 – 1.21.10. Slime is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and published for Fabric across 1.18.1 – 26.2, so players do not need to install it. MasaAdditions is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and published for Fabric across 1.16.5 – 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniHUD | Fabric, Forge, Ornithe, Rift and LiteLoader | 1.8 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Light Overlay | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Rift | 1.13.2 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-29 |
| Slime | Fabric | 1.18.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-28 |
| MasaAdditions | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-07-19 |
Questions
Does MiniHUD need to be installed on the server?
Which libraries does MiniHUD require?
Why does the slime chunk overlay not show spawn heights?
In the catalog
MiniHUD 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
MiniHUD is a client-side mod that has various "mini F3" info lines that you can choose from. It also contains a number of "overlay renderers", such as light level, slime chunks, world spawn chunks, structure bounding boxes, region file boundaries, and various shape renderers such as circles and spheres. You should…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minihud
- Owner
- masa
- Published
- 2023-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15