Mob Health Indicators
by vi945786
Mob Health Indicators draws a health bar above mobs and players on the client, with settings for visibility, position and filtering.
What it does
The health bar appears above mobs and players. A server does not need the mod: installing it on the server has no effect, and only the client renders the bars. Resource packs are respected, so the heart texture comes from the active pack.
Settings are changed through the /MobHealthIndicators command, or /mhi for short, which lists every option with its current value. Typing an option without a value shows that option alone. The config menu can be opened from the command or through Mod Menu. The mod needs Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional. It is published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 11 release versions, 1.20.4 – 1.21.10, and is not open source; All rights reserved applies.
Key features
Visibility toggles
The bar can be shown or hidden, and separate toggles control hostile mobs, passive mobs and the player's own health bar.
Entity filtering
A blacklist or whitelist, edited with add and remove commands, decides which entity types display a health bar.
Hover and damage modes
Bars can appear only when a mob is aimed at or only for damaged entities, and the hover range can be extended to unlimited.
Brightness and position
The bar's brightness can follow the brightness of the mob, and its vertical offset above the mob can be adjusted.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 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 2
Optional 1
Use cases
Tracking fights
Players can watch the health of hostile mobs during combat without opening any other display.
Filtering crowded areas
Blacklist or whitelist settings limit bars to the entity types a player cares about, reducing clutter in mob farms and villages.
Who it’s for: Players who want health information above mobs on the client. Server owners do not need to install the mod.
How it compares
Better Healthbar runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.2 – 26.3, and the server must run it while clients may leave it out, under All rights reserved. HealthBar+ is a Fabric client mod for 1.20.1 only, under All rights reserved. Visual Health is an open source, client-side mod under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob Health Indicators | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.4 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-07 |
| Better Healthbar | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.2 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-16 |
| HealthBar+ | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2025-11-16 |
| Visual Health | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-07 |
Questions
Does Mob Health Indicators need to be on the server?
Which dependencies does Mob Health Indicators require?
Which loaders and versions does the mod support?
How are filters changed?
In the catalog
Mob Health Indicators is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
This mod is fully client-side, even on servers; however, installing it on the server will not have any effect. aside from this, it is also compatible with resource packs, meaning it will use the heart texture from your resource pack for consistency. Use /MobHealthIndicators or /mhi for short to list all settings and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mob-health-indicators
- Owner
- vi945786
- Published
- 2024-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15