Simple Compass
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.17–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Simple Compass by TreSet
Description
This mod creates a simple and clean RPG-like compass showing indicators for the four cardinal directions on the ingame HUD. You can set up to four waypoints which are displayed alongside the cardinal directions.
The settings page opens by pressing H by defaut and can be accesed via Mod Menu.
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Setup
This mod requires VanillaConfig (since v1.6.0)!
Put the .jar file from releases into your Minecraft Mod folder.
List of features (v1.5.0)
- simple, clean compass bar
- easy to use ingame settings menu
- four, per world customizable waypoints
- adjustable compass scale (width)
- individually adjustable direction and waypoint sprite size
- multiple display modes: display always, never or when holding a compass in hand, hotbar or inventory
- minimalist mode: removes all color on the compass (displays only the letters)
- proper waypoint scaling in the nether
License
This mod is available under the GNU GPLv3 license. Feel free to redistribute, modify and incorporate it in your own open-source projects.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- 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 CurseForge — 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.
- Ships as compass-1.7.9+26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 158 KB
- Download link checked 25 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.