NightVisuals ArmorHUD
by NightVisuals
NightVisuals ArmorHUD puts equipped armor pieces, held items and their durability onto the screen during play, and it is built on NightVisuals GUI.
What it does
Icons for the helmet, chestplate, leggings and boots, along with the items held in hand, appear as a HUD overlay. Each icon shows the exact remaining durability, so equipment wear can be followed in real time during combat without opening the inventory.
The overlay can be switched on or off from the NightVisuals GUI menu in game, and its default key toggles it as well. Its layout is compact and sits beside the vanilla interface rather than over the central play area. Rendering uses lightweight 2D texture batching, which the author states has no measurable effect on frame rate.
Installation needs Fabric Loader, Fabric API and NightVisuals GUI, which is a required dependency. The mod runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it, and it is released under All rights reserved, which means it is not open source. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.4.
Key features
Armor and held item icons
Helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots and the held items are shown as icons in a row on the HUD.
Exact durability values
Each equipped piece displays its precise remaining durability number next to its icon.
In-game toggle
The overlay is turned on or off from the NightVisuals GUI menu, without editing any file.
Compact layout
The HUD is arranged to stay out of the way of the vanilla interface and the main play area.
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.
Required 2
Use cases
Combat tracking
A player fighting mobs can see when a sword or armor piece is close to breaking without checking the inventory.
Who it’s for: Players who want armor and tool wear visible during play, on the client side of a Fabric 1.21.4 setup. Servers and other players do not need the mod.
How it compares
ArmorHUD (Fabric) is an older Fabric mod covering 1.19 – 1.19.3, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source, so it targets a different game range. 420HUD is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, not open source, which overlaps the 1.21.4 build. Item Durability HUD is a Fabric client mod built for 1.21.11 only and released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NightVisuals ArmorHUD | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| ArmorHUD (Fabric) | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.19.3 | Client-side only | 2023-01-27 |
| 420HUD | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-19 |
| Item Durability HUD | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-21 |
Questions
Does ArmorHUD need NightVisuals GUI?
Does the server need NightVisuals ArmorHUD?
Which game versions does ArmorHUD support?
How is ArmorHUD turned off?
In the catalog
NightVisuals ArmorHUD is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
NightVisuals ArmorHud is a lightweight HUD modification that displays your currently equipped armor pieces and held items, along with their durability, directly on the screen for real-time equipment tracking during combat. ArmorHud toggles via the NightVisuals GUI (default key: RShift). No separate config files…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nv-armorhud
- Owner
- NightVisuals
- Published
- 2026-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15