HUD Essentials Free: Compass, Clock, Light Level, Biome and Hitboxes
Bedrock add-on listed for Minecraft 26.x (behavior + resource pack). File opened and checked on 22 Oct 2026; installs from the MC Bedrock Mods app on Android.
A clean on-screen HUD with compass, clock, light level and biome, plus coordinates, days played, entity hitboxes, horse speed and quick world tools. No…
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 26.50. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
HUD Essentials Free adds a clean, readable HUD to Minecraft Bedrock, plus a few handy world features. Everything is turned on and off in one settings menu, and changes apply instantly.
HUD FEATURES
Hold the Free HUD Item in your main hand, off-hand or head slot to see:
- Compass: the direction you are facing (N, E, S, W)
- Clock: the current in-game hour
- Light Level: the light level at your position (0 to 15)
- Biome: the name of the biome you are in
Choose one of three HUD positions: Default, Pocket or Small GUI. The position is saved per player.
WORLD FEATURES
- Coordinates: shows your X, Y, Z on screen
- Days Played: shows how many in-game days have passed
- Entity Hitboxes: draws the hitbox of nearby mobs, range 8, 12, 16 or 24 blocks
- Horse Speed: look at a horse, donkey, mule, skeleton horse or zombie horse to see its exact movement speed
FREE WORLD TOOLS (operators only)
- Change your game mode
- Set the weather: clear, rain or thunderstorm
- Set the time: sunrise, day, noon, sunset, night or midnight
- Toggle 32 game rules, such as Keep Inventory, Daylight Cycle, Mob Griefing, Fall Damage and PvP
HOW TO USE
On your first join you get the Free HUD Item, the Free Settings Item and the Free Starting Book. Use the Settings Item to open the menu. The book has shortcuts to the menu and gives you a new HUD Item or Settings Item if you lose one.
Tip: for a completely steady HUD while walking, turn off View Bobbing in Settings > Video.
WORKS WITH THE FULL VERSION
HUD Essentials Free works together with the full version of HUD Essentials from the Minecraft Marketplace. With both installed, the free HUD follows the full version's HUD position and the settings menu opens the full version's settings. The full version adds armor and effect info, mob info, waypoints, building tools and much more.
MULTIPLAYER
World features are shared by everyone on the world. The HUD position is chosen by each player.
LANGUAGES
Translated into 32 languages.
REQUIREMENTS
- Minecraft Bedrock Edition 1.26.4 or newer
- No experimental toggles needed
Made by Sandblock Studios.
Discord: https://discord.gg/WA9upvNHC4
Website: discover.sandblockstudios.com
INSTALLATION
1. Download the .mcaddon file and open it. Minecraft imports both packs automatically.
2. Create a new world or edit an existing one.
3. Under Behavior Packs, activate HUD Essentials Free. The resource pack is added automatically.
4. Join the world. The HUD Item, Settings Item and Starting Book are given on your first join.
- Edition: Minecraft Bedrock
- File type: .mcpack or .mcaddon
- Minecraft version listed: 26.50
- How to install: Download the .mcpack or .mcaddon file. → Open it — Minecraft imports it. → In your world: Behavior Packs → Available → Activate, then the same under Resource Packs.
- 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 Bedrock addons & mods walks through it step by step.
- Pack type: .mcaddon — behaviour and resource pack in one file
- Manifest requires Minecraft 1.26.4 or newer
- Complete pack — everything it depends on is inside the file
- Download size: 442 KB
- Download link checked 22 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.