How do I install Better Compass [HUD]?

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 Better Compass [HUD] work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Better Compass [HUD]

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

by maDU59_ · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric2 builds
Mod loader Quilt1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.9–1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.7–1.21.8

Minecraft 1.21.9–1.21.11Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.9–1.21.11 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.7–1.21.8 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.9–1.21.11 · Quilt

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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Better Compass

If you don't understand how to use minecraft's compass or if you can't find your way back after exploring the nether or after dying, this mod is for you!

🔎 Features

Compass HUD: Display a compass HUD so you don't have to read the compass item's.
Vanilla +: The compass hud can be set to only display when you have a compass in your hand or in your inventory.
Automatic waypoints: Show the direction of your last death and the one of the nether portal you went in to get to the nether.

⚙️ Configuration

To edit the settings of the mod:

Use Mod Menu
Use commands /BetterCompassConfig setting value
Edit the config file in .minecraft/config/better-compass.json

📦 Modpack

Feel free to add this mod in your modpacks.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11
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 better-compass-1.0.8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 48 KB
Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working

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

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