OpenHUD
by henkelmax
OpenHUD is an open source NeoForge mod that shows customizable waypoints on the in-game HUD and in a compass display.
What it does
Waypoints are points of interest with a name, a position, a color and an icon. They appear on the game HUD and on a compass-style display, so a player can keep track of a target while moving. Waypoints can be hidden when they are not needed, and the display can be customized to suit the player's preferences.
Waypoints can be stored on the server, which lets server owners place shared points that every player sees. Other mods and datapacks can create, edit and remove waypoints in code through the mod's API, and a waypoint can be made read-only so that it cannot be changed by others. Creation and editing also work for individual players, both programmatically and on the server side.
OpenHUD needs NeoForge and is published only for 1.21.1, with the neoforge-1.3.1+1.21.1 file as the latest build, dated 2024-10-09 and marked alpha. It runs on client and server: the server stores the waypoints and each player needs the mod to see them. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and the project is still in early development, so details may change.
Key features
Waypoints on the HUD
Waypoints are drawn on the game HUD and on a compass-style display, with their position shown as the player moves.
Colors and icons
Each waypoint can use its own color and icon, which helps tell several targets apart at a glance.
Server-stored waypoints
Waypoints can be kept on the server so that every player on it sees the same points.
Hidden waypoints
A waypoint can be hidden from the display without being removed, so it stays available for later.
API access
Other mods can add, edit and remove waypoints in code, and mark a waypoint as read-only.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Compass Plus Waypoints is a client-side only NeoForge mod for 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and not open source. Command Waypoints is server-side only for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, so clients need nothing installed. Plain Waypoint covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 on the client, under the MIT License. TreasureMarker is open source under the MIT License and supports 1.21 – 1.21.8 on the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenHUD | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-09 |
| Compass Plus Waypoints | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-09 |
| Command Waypoints | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| Plain Waypoint | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-08 |
| TreasureMarker | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-07 |
Questions
Does OpenHUD need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does OpenHUD support?
Is OpenHUD ready for production use?
In the catalog
OpenHUD is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
NOTE: This mod is still in early development and everything is subject to change! This mod introduces customizable waypoints, displayed on an in-game HUD. Waypoints can be created and edited by the player or programmatically on the server side.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/openhud
- Owner
- henkelmax
- Published
- 2024-09-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15