Player Finder
by Keshav
Player Finder is a Fabric utility that shows the nearest visible player on the HUD, with their name, distance, direction and a count of nearby players.
What it does
Player Finder tracks the closest visible player in multiplayer and displays that player's name, distance in blocks and compass direction, along with how many other players are nearby. The HUD can be moved anywhere on screen with a position editor and recoloured in the in-game settings. Player positions are saved between launches, so the layout stays the same after restarting the game.
Detection follows the player's visibility conditions: crouching or invisible players are not tracked under the current rules, and the scan covers only entities the client renders rather than the whole world. Everything is configured in-game, so no configuration file editing is needed. Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu is optional for opening the settings from the mods list.
Player Finder is client-side only, so only the player needs it and servers run without it. It is not open source and is licensed under All rights reserved. Files are published for Fabric alone, across 16 release versions 1.21.1 – 26.3, and the latest file, 1.2.2, targets 26.3 and was released on 2026-10-15.
Key features
Nearest player tracking
Automatically detects the closest visible player and keeps it on the HUD while moving.
Distance and direction
Shows the exact distance in blocks to the tracked player and the direction it is located in.
Nearby player count
Displays how many additional players are close by, not only the one being tracked.
HUD position editor
Drag the HUD anywhere on screen and save the position, with settings kept between launches.
Color settings
The HUD color can be changed directly through the in-game settings screen.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 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 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on multiplayer servers who want a compact HUD readout of the nearest visible player. Server owners need nothing installed, because only the client runs the mod.
How it compares
Gear Finder is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 that is not open source and is licensed under the MIT License. WindRose is also Fabric and client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.10 – 26.3. PowerHUD is open source under the MIT License, client-side only, and covers 1.21.4 – 26.3, a wider range than Gear Finder.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Finder | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Gear Finder | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-04 |
| WindRose | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| PowerHUD | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Player Finder need Fabric API?
Does the server need Player Finder installed?
Are crouching or invisible players tracked?
In the catalog
Player Finder is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Player Finder is a lightweight client-side Fabric utility mod that helps you quickly locate nearby players in multiplayer Minecraft. It tracks the nearest visible player and displays their name, distance, direction, and nearby player count through a customizable HUD. Everything can be configured directly in-game…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/player-finder
- Owner
- Keshav
- Published
- 2025-08-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15