RealClockHUD
RealClockHUD draws the real-life system clock as a small overlay on the Minecraft screen, with optional date, in-game day and session timer lines.
What it does
The overlay can show the system time in a 12-hour or 24-hour format, with seconds if enabled, and can add the real-life date, the in-game day and a session timer that counts how long the current play session has lasted. Each line is switched on or off separately, so a player can keep the display as small as needed. The HUD sits in one of four screen corners (top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right), and an X and Y offset moves it for fine placement.
The mod runs on the client alone, so only the player needs it installed and a server does not. It requires Fabric API, and the mod is released under the MIT License and is open source. Its source code is public. Files target game versions 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, with 1.1.0 for 26.2 as the latest file, published on 2026-06-28. The first release appeared on 2026-06-04.
Key features
Real-life clock overlay
Shows the current system time on the HUD, in 12-hour or 24-hour format, with optional seconds.
Date and in-game day
Adds the real-life date, such as Jun 28 2026, and the in-game day count, such as Day 42, as separate lines.
Session timer
Displays how long the current play session has run, formatted as hours and minutes, for example 1h 23m.
Corner placement and offset
Places the overlay in any of four corners and moves it with X and Y offsets for precise positioning.
Live settings via command
Changes are made with the realclock command or by editing the config file, and take effect immediately and are saved automatically.
Custom text color
The color is stored as a decimal integer, with 16777215 (FFFFFF, white) as the default.
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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a persistent clock or session timer on screen, and players who record or stream with a visible real-life time.
How it compares
Bibu's Real Time HUD is also client-side only and MIT licensed, but it is not open source and is published for 26.2 alone. 1 Hour Timer is client-side only under the MIT License, also for 26.2 alone, and is not open source. Clean HUD is client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, with files for 26.1 – 26.3, so it covers the same versions as RealClockHUD and more.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RealClockHUD | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-28 |
| Bibu's Real Time HUD | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-17 |
| 1 Hour Timer | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-12 |
| Clean HUD | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does RealClockHUD need Fabric API?
Does a server need RealClockHUD?
How are the settings changed?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
RealClockHUD is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Displays the real-life system time as a HUD overlay in Minecraft. All settings are stored in.minecraft/config/realclock.json and can be edited manually. The config is self-healing - any invalid values will be reset to defaults automatically on next launch.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/realclockhud
- Owner
- loganmharkness
- Published
- 2026-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15