World Border Timer
by FumeiJoe
World Border Timer is a Fabric client mod that shows, on screen, how long until the world border finishes shrinking and reaches the player.
What it does
When the border starts moving, the mod displays a HUD countdown in real time. It reports the time left until the border completes its shrink to the final safe size, and the time until the moving edge reaches the player's current path. The timer appears on its own whenever shrinking is under way, so players do not need to open a menu or type a command to see it.
The display works with the vanilla border mechanics the server already runs, so the server itself needs no changes. A simple JSON config file lets a player adjust the position of the timer on screen and the style in which times are formatted. Survival servers, minigames, events and competitive play all benefit when players need to know exactly when the border closes in. Installation requires Fabric Loader and Fabric API; the jar goes into the mods folder alongside them. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.
Key features
Real-time countdown
A HUD counter shows the seconds remaining until the border reaches its final size.
Player path timer
A second figure estimates how long before the moving border reaches the player's position.
Automatic display
The timer shows on its own while the border is shrinking and hides when nothing is moving.
JSON configuration
A small JSON file sets where the timer sits on screen and how its values are formatted.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers
Players can plan a route away from a closing border when they know exactly how much time remains.
Minigames and events
Organizers running timed rounds can rely on the countdown to show when the playable area will stop shrinking.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who join survival servers, minigames or events that use a shrinking world border and want the timing shown on screen.
How it compares
Chroma World Border is a client-side Fabric mod under the MIT License, open source, with builds for 1.20.1 – 26.2. DeathMarker is also client-side, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and targets Fabric 1.20 – 1.21.11, so it covers a different range and shows a marker instead of a countdown. Hidden World Border is a client-side mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Border Timer | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-06 |
| Chroma World Border | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-05 |
| DeathMarker | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-30 |
| Hidden World Border | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-07 |
Questions
Does World Border Timer need Fabric API?
Does the server need to install World Border Timer?
Which versions does World Border Timer support?
In the catalog
World Border Timer is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
World Border Timer is a lightweight client-side Fabric mod that adds a readable on-screen world border countdown to Minecraft. It shows a clear timer for world border shrinking, including how long remains until the border reaches its final size or how long before a moving border reaches the player. This mod is useful…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/world-border-timer
- Owner
- FumeiJoe
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15