How do I install Compass Finder?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Compass Finder work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Compass Finder

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by elegos87 · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.21.8Newest
Minecraft 1.21.7
Minecraft 1.21.6
Minecraft 1.21.5
Minecraft 1.21.3
Minecraft 1.20.4

⬇ Download for 1.21.8 ⬇ Download for 1.21.7 ⬇ Download for 1.21.6 ⬇ Download for 1.21.5 ⬇ Download for 1.21.3 ⬇ Download for 1.20.4

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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This is a Minecraft Fabric client-only mod. This mod enables a normal compass to enter a "ore finding" mode, pointing towards the nearest selected ore block.

The compass will now be able to search for:

Coal (Normal and Deepslate)
Copper (Normal and Deepslate)
Iron (Normal and Deepslate)
Gold (Normal, Deepslate and Nether)
Lapis (Normal and Deepslate)
Redstone (Normal and Deepslate)
Diamond (Normal and Deepslate)
Emerald (Normal and Deepslate)
Nether Quartz
Ancient Debris

The search is limited by a square radius of 20 blocks horizontal, -2 / +3 blocks vertical.

How to use it

Ctrl/Cmd + scroll wheel up/down while using the compass in the main hand. It will rotate between spawn mode (default) and ore searching (selected ore). From version 0.3 onwards Ctrl/Cmd + Arrow UP/DOWN is also an alias, always using the compass in the main hand.

Commands

[0.7+] /compassfinder lodestone [int:X] [int:Z] point to an arbitrary 2d coordinate in the current dimension. /compassfinder ls [int:X] [int:Z] is an alias

Features

Search for the different ores (see list above)
Localized ore names
[0.6] Distance hint on hotbar (over the compass, shown as stack count)
[0.7] Point to an arbitrary point

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as gf-compass-finder-0.8-1.21.8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 44 KB
Download link checked 17 Oct 2026 — working

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

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