
Mob Health Bar Mod
A client-side Minecraft mod for Fabric 1.21.4 that displays health bars above mobs when you look at them or get close to them.
Features
- 🎯 Smart Targeting: Shows health bars when looking at mobs or when they're nearby
- 💚 Dynamic Health Bars: Color-coded health bars (green → yellow → red based on health percentage)
- 📝 Mob Information: Displays mob name and current/max health
- 🎨 Smooth Animations: Health bars animate smoothly when mobs take damage or heal
- 👁️ Line of Sight: Optional line-of-sight checking (won't show through walls)
- 🎭 Fade Effects: Smooth fade in/out animations
- 🚀 Performance Optimized: Limits number of visible health bars for smooth gameplay
Installation
- Make sure you have Minecraft 1.21.4 and Fabric Loader installed
- Download and install Fabric API from Modrinth or CurseForge
- Place the
.jarfile into yourmodsfolder - Launch Minecraft with the Fabric profile
Usage
Looking at Mobs: Point your crosshair at any mob to see its health bar
Supported Mobs
- ✅ All hostile mobs (zombies, skeletons, creepers, etc.)
- ✅ All passive animals (cows, pigs, sheep, etc.)
- ✅ All neutral mobs (wolves, iron golems, etc.)
- ❌ Players (health bars are not shown for other players)
Compatibility
- Minecraft Version: 1.21.4
- Mod Loader: Fabric
- Side: Client-side only
- Dependencies: Fabric API
Technical Details
- Uses Fabric's WorldRenderEvents for efficient rendering
- Implements smooth animations using interpolation
- Raycast-based line of sight checking
- Concurrent data structures for thread safety
- Optimized rendering with distance-based scaling
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- 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 mob-health-bar-1.21.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 25 KB
- Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.