PlayerTracker
by owlbot
With PlayerTracker installed, a compass can point a player toward other online players on a Fabric server.
What it does
PlayerTracker is a Fabric mod that gives players a tracking compass. Holding the compass and cycling through the online players changes its target, and the compass then points toward the chosen player's current location. The item is meant for finding other players on the same server.
The tracker cannot be dropped, traded or placed into a non-player inventory, which keeps it tied to the player who received it. The server must run the mod, while clients may leave it out; a client that has it loses the update animation that plays whenever the compass target changes. Players receive the tracker through the game rule playertracker:give, which must be enabled for the item to be granted automatically. Without it, the tracker can still be given with a command that sets the item's custom data to playertracker:1b.
Key features
Tracking compass
The compass points toward a chosen online player, updating its direction as that player moves.
Cycling through players
Using the item cycles through the online players, so the target can be switched without any command.
Locked item
The tracker cannot be dropped, traded or stored in a non-player inventory, so it stays with its holder.
Game rule grant
With the playertracker:give game rule enabled, the item is handed out automatically to players.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric who want a player-finding compass on multiplayer worlds, and players on those servers who want to track other online players.
How it compares
Player Tracking is server-side only, with files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16.5 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and not open source. Player Tracking Compass is client and server, covering 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 on the same four loaders, also not open source. Locator Heads is client-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and published for Fabric for 1.21.7 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayerTracker | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-16 |
| Player Tracking | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Player Tracking Compass | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Locator Heads | Fabric | 1.21.7 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does PlayerTracker have to be installed on the client?
How is the tracker given to a player?
Can a player trade or drop the tracker?
In the catalog
PlayerTracker is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod that gives players a player tracking compass. The mod gives every player a player tracker, a compass that can be used to cycle through all online players and point to their current location.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/playertracker
- Owner
- owlbot
- Published
- 2024-05-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15