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Player Locator Reforged

by myangell

With Player Locator Reforged installed, a Forge player can see where other players are on a compass-style bar in the HUD.

ForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.20.1

What it does

The mod shows the position of other players as a locator on the experience bar, which works like a compass. Players track each other's location without a separate map screen or a command, and the marker follows the other player as they move.

Two conditions in the mod hide a player from the locator: wearing a carved pumpkin on the head and having the invisibility effect. Either one stops the tracking, so a player can opt out of being found by using them. Both sides need the mod for it to work across a server.

Player Locator Reforged targets Forge for 1.20.1 only, and the latest Forge file is 1.0.1, published 2025-11-08. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

Key features

  1. Compass-style player tracking

    Other players' positions appear as a locator on the experience bar, similar to a compass heading.

  2. Carved pumpkin hides the player

    A player wearing a carved pumpkin is not shown on the locator, which lets a player stay out of view.

  3. Invisibility hides the player

    A player with the invisibility effect is also left off the locator, so the effect works as a way to avoid tracking.

  4. No separate map screen

    Tracking happens on the HUD, so players do not have to open a map or run a command to find another player.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners running multiplayer Forge 1.20.1 worlds who want players to locate one another, and players who share a world with friends and want an in-game way to find them.

How it compares

Full comparison

MoreChatHistory Reforged is a different kind of mod: it is a Forge mod for 1.19.1 – 1.20.4 that works on chat history, and it is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Compass Locator is a server-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt covering 1.21.7 – 1.21.8, released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source and does not overlap with the 1.20.1 range of Player Locator Reforged.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Player Locator ReforgedForge1.20.1Client and server2025-11-08
MoreChatHistory ReforgedForge1.19.1 – 1.20.4Client-side only2023-06-26
Compass LocatorFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.7 – 1.21.8Server required, client optional2025-07-19

Questions

Does Player Locator Reforged need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which loader and game version does the mod support?

The mod is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1. The latest Forge file is 1.0.1, released 2025-11-08.

How can a player avoid being shown on the locator?

Wearing a carved pumpkin or having the invisibility effect keeps a player off the locator while either condition is active.

In the catalog

Player Locator Reforged is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Social mods5,392Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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Official listing

Owner
myangell
Published
2025-11-07
Updated on Modrinth
2025-11-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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