In Minecraft, there are many onscreen elements that provide a lot of useful information. But there are certain things that can be improved. Chai’s Better HUD Mod is here to add some very useful additions to your in-game HUD. When you open the game with this mod installed, you will notice four small green bars. These bars represent the durability of the armor you have equipped. Player effect icons now have a timer below them to help you better understand how much more it will remain for without having to open your inventory. And more… A detailed list of features are listed below.
Features:
- Durability meter to show remaining durability of equipped armor.
- Player effects show their remaining time.
- Your XP bar and hunger bar is no longer hidden when mounted.
- Fire overlay is lowered. And completely removed in creative mode or if you have fire resistance.
- Lava is a lot more transparent in creative mode. Visibility will be increased.
- Chat is raised when wearing armor to not cover the armor bar.
- All of the above features can be configured/toggled.
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Chai’s Better HUD Mod Download Links
For Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
For Minecraft 1.20.4, 1.20.1
Fabric version: Download from Server 1 – Download from Server 2
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: In MC Java Mods, or directly above on this page.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as 199083.mcaddon
- Download size: 36 KB
- Download link checked 29 Jul 2026 — working
- Mirrored on our own servers — the download does not depend on the original host
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.