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Locator Heads

Locator Heads

is a client-side Minecraft mod that displays nearby players as heads on your XP bar, making it easy to track their location and direction at a glance. Customize colors, borders, filtering options, and add a compass overlay to enhance your multiplayer experience.

⚙️ General Settings
  • Enable/Disable Mod Chose weather or not mod is on or off.
  • Render Heads Choose if you want heads to be rendered (can be used to only show names)
  • Always show XP bar
  • Head Size Change the size of the heads
  • Show Player Names
Player Name Option Description
Never No names on the locator bar. (default)
Always Names permanently visible above all player heads.
Looking At Names appear only when you look within a 30°
Player List Names show when the in-game player list is open.

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_13_cc3f87cc.png" alt="Player Heads" width="700" />

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_14_0291358f.png" alt="Player Heads" width="700" />

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_15_b5eab2a1.png" alt="Player Heads" width="700" />

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_16_c95233f1.png" alt="Player Heads" width="700" />

🧭 Compass
  • Show Compass Toggle the compass overlay on or off
  • Compass Colour Customize the color of the compass direction letters using hex color picker
  • Compass Shadow Toggle black outline around compass letters for better visibility

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_18_af66919c.png" width="700" />

🎨 Borders
  • Enable Border If enabled the border is on
  • Border Thickness How many pixels thick the border should be
  • Border Style Can be eithere "TEAM_COLOUR" or "STATIC_COLOUR"
  • Static Border Colour Choose what colour the static border will have
Team Borders

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_20_b99de0d4.png" alt="Team Borders" width="700" />

🎯 Advanced Player Filtering

choose who appear on your locator bar:

  • All Players (default)
    Shows everyone.
  • Include Only
    Display only the players listed in your filter.
  • Exclude Only
    Hide only the players listed, showing all others.

Filter Syntax

  • Separate names by commas (,), semicolons (;), colons (:), or periods (.).

Example:
Jeb_, Dinnerbone; LadyAgnes

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_21_444b5707.png" alt="Filter" width="700" />

🔗 Dependencies

Required

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_22_948e60b8.png" alt="Fabric API" width="100" loading="lazy" />

Optional (Recommended)

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_23_131b998e.png" alt="Mod Menu" width="100" loading="lazy" />

<img src="https://goldmedia.top/uploads/gallery/locator-heads_desc_24_e95b0c93.png" alt="Cloth Config" width="100" loading="lazy" />

Compatibility

Mod Compatibility
Flashback Automatically hides the locator bar and compass while viewing replays.
Gnetum Integrates with Gnetum's Info Bar to prevent HUD overlap.

👥 Credits

  • Original Head Rendering Concept & Code — MCRcortex MCRcortex

🔧 Update Help

💡 Feature Requests

All Versions

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Name Game version Platforms Published Downloads Actions
26.3
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.2
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.2
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.2
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.1.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.1.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.1.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
26.1
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.11
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.10
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.10
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.10
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.10
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.x
Fabric
15h ago 1
1.21.7
Fabric
15h ago 1
## [2.5.0]
### Changed
  • Updated to 26.3
### Changed
### Fixed
### Changed
  • Updated to Minecraft 26.2
## [2.3.0]
### Added

### Changed

### Fixed
## [2.2.0]
### Added
  • Added "Player marker distence" option under General (empty = infinite distance).

### Fixed
  • Compass cardinal markers now use the same visibility window behavior as heads.
## 2.1.0
### Added
  • Re-Added Cloth Config powered settings screen.
  • Re-Added Mod Menu integration to open config in-game.

### Changed
  • Reimplemented head size scaling.
## [2.0.0]

### Changed
  • Updated to Minecraft 26.1

### NOTE
  • Modmenu and cloth config is not tested in this beta build!**
### Added
  • Added "Switch Cardinal to Coordinates" option to compass settings that swaps N/S/W/E to +Z/-Z/+X/-X
### Added
  • Compass now automatically hides when viewing Flashback replays

### Changed
  • Compass now stays visible when chat is open
  • Compass now stays visible when inventory is open
### Fixed
  • Fixed compass rendering multiple times per frame causing visual artifacts
  • Fixed compass shadow rendering to use proper outline instead of built-in drop shadow

example of issue: <br>
<img width="300" height="55" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a1a63825-a29d-4b4a-8c41-02a6cf768faa" />
<img width="300" height="55" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/912b01c5-b8c1-499a-b323-f6d4f72c7413" />

[1.6.1] 1.6.1 by Haage on Oct 14, 2026
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### Fixed
  • Fixed crash when Cloth Config is not installed

updated to 1.21.11

Bug fixes:
  • Cloth config is not optional as intended.
[1.5.1] 1.5.1 by Haage on Oct 14, 2026
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## Version 1.5.1

### Fixed
  • Compass now hides with the rest of the UI when F1 is pressed
[1.5.0] 1.5.0 by Haage on Oct 14, 2026
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## Version 1.5.0

### Added

  • Hex color picker for compass color
  • Toggle for compass shadow/outline

### Changed
  • Static border color now uses hex colors (replaces preset colors)

[1.4.0] 1.4.0 by Haage on Oct 14, 2026
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## Version 1.4.0
  • Added "Always Show XP Bar" option in General Settings. <br>
Feature Request[#5](https://github.com/Haage001/locator-heads/issues/5)
updated to 1.21.10 by [aport73](https://github.com/aport73)
updated to 1.21.9 <br>
credit to [Lemonszz](https://github.com/Lemonszz) for most of the work to this update,
Moved some settings into the new "Border" option tab

added the ability to render only names by turning off head rendering.

added static border colours to only one colour.
>Added size option for heads.

>Made the include/exclude option also remove the vanilla-coloured dot.

> Added option to show names when the player list is shown.

> Added an animation for toggling name display.

> Added showed names in colour when team colouring is enabled.

> Team colouring is now off by default.
release of 1.0.0

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