PicoHUD
With PicoHUD active, a player sees a compact overlay of coordinates, in-game day and time, facing direction and biome in the top left of the screen.
What it does
The HUD shows player-readable coordinates, the in-game day and time, the cardinal facing direction such as northeast, and the translated biome name. Values are rounded to whole numbers and the time to the nearest half hour, so the lines stay readable at a glance. Axis indicators show how X and Z change when moving forward. When Fabric Seasons is installed, the day is shown in its seasonal format.
The overlay can switch between toggle and hold key modes, and the key defaults to left Alt; information lines and the overlay can be configured. The mod is built to work alongside many other mods, and it can stand in for the F3 debug screen or alternative minimaps. Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering 1.18.2 – 1.21.1, and Fabric API is required on Fabric builds. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is open source.
Key features
Coordinates overlay
Whole-number X, Y and Z coordinates are drawn in a small, unobtrusive block at the top left.
Facing and axis hints
The cardinal direction is shown with axis indicators that reveal how X and Z change while moving forward.
Day and time
The in-game day and the time rounded to the nearest half hour are displayed, with seasonal day formatting when Fabric Seasons is present.
Toggle or hold key
The overlay can be shown while a key is held or toggled on and off, with left Alt as the default key.
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 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a compact information overlay in single-player or on a client, and modpack builders who want a glanceable HUD. Servers do not need to install it.
How it compares
Compass Coordinates is server-required with client-optional use and is not open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21 – 26.3. Helpful Huds is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Coordinates Information is client-side only and not open source under the MIT License, for 1.19 – 1.21.4 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PicoHUD | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-06-29 |
| Compass Coordinates | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-05 |
| Helpful Huds | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
| Coordinates Information | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2024-12-10 |
Questions
Does PicoHUD need Fabric API?
Does the server need PicoHUD?
Does PicoHUD show seasons?
Which game versions does PicoHUD cover?
In the catalog
PicoHUD is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
An unobtrusive, player-readable information hud. Rounds and simplifies to make information glanceable.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/picohud
- Owner
- sleepingdragoninn
- Published
- 2023-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15