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Klis Speedbar

by lojjkli

Klis Speedbar replaces the experience bar with a speed meter, so players see their movement speed in the slot that normally shows XP progress.

FabricClient-side onlyAll rights reserved1.21.11

What it does

The mod swaps the XP bar for a speed bar that fills faster as the player moves quicker. The bar shows direction as well: movement forward is drawn in positive colors and movement backward in negative colors. Speed is measured on every tick rather than by checking whether sprint is held, and the bar scales with walk speed, so walking still reads as walking at speed 1 or speed 20. Speed potions do not break the readout.

The mod is built with speed-focused gamemodes such as Sword, Axe and UHC in mind. The author describes it as useful in PvP for tracking movement in those modes. The bar uses the same slot as the locator bar, the horse jump bar and the game's XP bar, so only one of them can be shown at a time, and one takes three slots' worth of space. Turning off the replacement brings the XP bar back, and XP still works normally with its level number hidden until the option is switched back on.

The mod runs on Fabric for 1.21.11, needs Fabric API, and is client-side only, so servers do not need it. It is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Direction-aware speed bar

    Forward movement is shown in positive colors and backward movement in negative colors, with the fill rising as speed increases.

  2. Tick-based speed detection

    Movement is measured on each tick instead of by checking whether the sprint key is held.

  3. Color presets and custom colors

    Preset palettes include rainbow, classic, fire, ice, toxic, hot pink and mono, and a custom color can be set.

  4. Bar shapes and layout settings

    Bar shapes such as clean, chunky, solid and a custom shape can be chosen, with brightness, size, position and smoothing adjustable.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.112.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Klis Speedbar need Fabric API?

Yes. The mod is listed for Fabric only, and it requires Fabric API on 1.21.11.

Do servers need to install Klis Speedbar?

No. Servers do not need it; each player installs it for their own game.

Can the XP bar be restored?

Yes. Turning off the replacement option brings back the XP bar, and the XP level number can be shown again from the same settings.

What the author says

Your XP bar becomes a speed bar. It fills up the faster you move and changes color as you go. The mod is very simple. Any way of movement will be detected and shown. Going forward in any way will show positive colors, while going backwards will show negative colors. This mod is great for PVP and especially gamemodes…
lojjkli, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
lojjkli
Published
2026-08-20
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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