How do I install Sextant?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Sextant work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Sextant

by Apinoita · on Modrinth

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Adds a sextant so you can measure angles and calculate distances with said angles.

This mod is originally meant to be used with a mod that disables the F3 overlay (for example no f3) because the angle shown in the overlay makes this mod a lot less useful.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 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: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as sextant-0.2-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 250 KB
Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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