Simple Info HUD
by MestreLion
Simple Info HUD shows the player's coordinates, facing direction and world time in a compact line on the screen, and a single key cycles through three display modes.
What it does
The overlay is meant to be unobtrusive: it presents a few details in a single line, in the spirit of the F3 debug screen, while leaving most of the screen area free. Coordinates include the altitude layer. The facing direction appears both as a compass point, such as North or Southwest, and as an exact angle that runs from -180 to +180, with the value zero pointing toward the south. World time uses HH:MM notation and follows the in-game clock, which begins the day at 6AM.
The mod is client-side only, so only the player's game needs it and servers run without it. It requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric alone, for 1.16.4 and 1.16.5, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and the source code is open source and available with an issue tracker.
Key features
Compact default display
The default view shows coordinates, facing direction and world time in one short line.
Second display mode
A single press of the display mode key adds more details to the line, such as the biome.
Third display mode
A further press adds the real-life day time, the in-game day count and the tick count.
Configurable mode key
The key that cycles the display modes is set through the Minecraft Controls settings, with the HUD turned off after the last mode.
Real-life day time
The HUD can show the current real-life time of day, alongside the in-game clock.
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
Navigation while exploring
The coordinates and facing direction help a player keep track of a base or a route through a large world.
Time tracking
The in-game clock in HH:MM form shows when the day ends at sunset and when villagers go to sleep.
Who it’s for: Players who want a small, readable info line in survival or adventure play, and who prefer a compact alternative to the full F3 debug screen.
How it compares
Simplest Hud is a Fabric mod with the same client-side only environment and an MIT License, but it is built for 1.21.11 alone. Action Bar Coordinates is also client-side only and under the MIT License, with files for 1.19.3 – 1.21.3, and it is not open source. All the HUD (JP Studios) covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, which is a different license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Info HUD | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.16.5 | Client-side only | 2025-01-22 |
| Simplest Hud | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-22 |
| Action Bar Coordinates | Fabric | 1.19.3 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2024-11-17 |
| All the HUD (JP Studios) | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-08 |
Questions
Does Simple Info HUD need Fabric API?
Which game versions does Simple Info HUD support?
Can the HUD be changed to another key?
In the catalog
Simple Info HUD is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
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What the author says
Minecraft client-side mod for a simple HUD (Heads-on-Display) that shows coordinates, facing direction, world time and other in-game information in a consise format. Designed to be an unbtrusive version of the F3 Debug screen, offering useful info in a single line.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-info-hud
- Owner
- MestreLion
- Published
- 2024-12-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15