Pet Compass
by Rotisami19
Pet Compass is a Forge and NeoForge item for locating tamed animals across the world, including ones that wandered off or lost their way.
What it does
A player crafts the compass and right-clicks it to open a selection menu listing their tamed animals. Once a pet is chosen, the needle points toward it like a vanilla compass points to spawn, and a glowing outline marks the pet when the player gets close and holds the compass. The outline stays visible through blocks, which helps in dark caves or dense forest.
The compass works across dimensions, so a pet left in the Nether or the End can still be tracked. A HUD display shows the distance to the target and its name while the compass is held. Modded tameable animals from other mods are supported as well, so pets added by additional content can be found the same way. Pet Compass requires no other mod and runs on the Forge and NeoForge loaders, for 1.20 – 1.21.1 with the latest file for 1.21.1. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Pet selection menu
Right-clicking the compass opens a list of the player's tamed animals, and the chosen one becomes the tracking target.
Needle tracking
The needle turns toward the selected pet, behaving like a vanilla compass pointing at a fixed spot.
Glowing outline
A pet close to the player is outlined in a glow that shows through blocks, making it visible in low light.
Distance and name display
While holding the compass, the screen shows the distance to the tracked animal and its name.
Cross-dimension search
The tracking target can be found in the Overworld, the Nether and the End alike.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep many tamed animals and play in large worlds, and server owners whose players run pets from modded animal packs.
How it compares
Pet Whistles is a Forge and NeoForge option for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, and its license is All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Retame covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 with the same environment, and its files are not open source. More Pets is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.4, released under the MIT License, but it is not a tracking tool. Pet Compass is client required with an optional server, so only the client needs it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Compass | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2026-02-10 |
| Pet Whistles | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-20 |
| Retame | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-23 |
| More Pets | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-09-02 |
Questions
Does Pet Compass need another mod to work?
Does the server need Pet Compass installed?
Does Pet Compass work with pets from other mods?
Which game versions does Pet Compass support?
In the catalog
Pet Compass is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Pet Compass is a simple yet powerful utility mod that introduces a new item to help you track and locate your tamed animals across the world. Whether it's a dog left sitting in a forest or a cat exploring a village, the Pet Compass will guide you straight to them.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pet-compass
- Owner
- Rotisami19
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15