Quality of Life Mods
These mods enhance your Minecraft experience with useful features that don’t change core gameplay. From maps to inventory management, these additions make playing more enjoyable.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”Xaero’s Minimap
Section titled “Xaero’s Minimap”Always know where you are.
Adds a minimap to your HUD showing nearby terrain, entities, and waypoints.
Key Features:
- Customizable minimap position and size
- Entity radar (players, mobs, items)
- Waypoint system
- Death point markers
- Cave mode
Default Key: Press M to open settings
Xaero’s World Map
Section titled “Xaero’s World Map”Full-screen world map.
A complete world map that fills in as you explore, with teleportation support (in creative/with cheats).
Key Features:
- Auto-mapping as you explore
- Shared waypoints with minimap
- Coordinate display
- Biome overlay
Default Key: Press M (hold) or configure separately
Nature’s Compass
Section titled “Nature’s Compass”Find any biome.
A craftable compass that points you toward any biome you’re searching for.
Crafting: Surround a regular compass with saplings
Usage: Right-click to open biome selection
Information & Tooltips
Section titled “Information & Tooltips”Know what you’re looking at.
Shows information about blocks and entities when you look at them. Health, inventory contents, growth stages, and more.
Features:
- Block information
- Entity health bars
- Container previews
- Crop growth stages
- Mod-specific info
Settings: Middle-click on any block to configure
AppleSkin
Section titled “AppleSkin”Understand your hunger.
Shows how much hunger and saturation food will restore before you eat it.
Features:
- Food value preview
- Saturation overlay
- Exhaustion visualization
- Health regeneration preview
Better Mount HUD
Section titled “Better Mount HUD”Improved mount interface.
When riding horses, shows the mount’s health, jump bar, and your hunger simultaneously.
Inventory Management
Section titled “Inventory Management”Inventory Profiles Next
Section titled “Inventory Profiles Next”Smart inventory sorting and management.
Powerful inventory management with sorting, auto-refill, and profiles.
Key Features:
- One-click inventory sorting
- Locked slots
- Auto-refill hotbar items
- Inventory profiles
- Move matching items
Default Keys:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| R | Sort inventory |
| Scroll in inventory | Move items |
| Middle-click | Lock slot |
Controlify
Section titled “Controlify”Full controller support.
Play Minecraft with a controller! Full button mapping and vibration support.
Features:
- Auto-detect controllers
- Customizable mappings
- Vibration feedback
- On-screen button prompts
Settings: Mods → Controlify
Visual Improvements
Section titled “Visual Improvements”Mod Menu
Section titled “Mod Menu”Configure all your mods.
Provides an in-game menu to access every mod’s settings.
Access: Escape → Mods
Sodium Extra
Section titled “Sodium Extra”More Sodium options.
Adds additional toggle options for Sodium like:
- Animation toggles
- Particle settings
- Detail options
- Fog controls
Reese’s Sodium Options
Section titled “Reese’s Sodium Options”Better options menu.
Reorganizes Sodium’s video settings into a cleaner, more intuitive layout.
Zoomify
Section titled “Zoomify”Zoom in on distant things.
A smooth, customizable zoom feature.
Default Key: C (hold to zoom)
Settings:
- Zoom level
- Zoom speed
- Cinematic camera while zooming
Cubes Without Borders
Section titled “Cubes Without Borders”True borderless windowed.
Removes the window border in windowed mode for a cleaner look.
Smooth Scroll
Section titled “Smooth Scroll”Smooth list scrolling.
Makes scrolling in menus smooth instead of jumping item by item.
Smooth GUI
Section titled “Smooth GUI”Animated menus.
Adds smooth animations when opening and closing menus.
Paginated Advancements
Section titled “Paginated Advancements”Better advancement screen.
Reorganizes the advancement screen to be more readable with pagination.
Debugging & Info
Section titled “Debugging & Info”Debugify
Section titled “Debugify”Fix vanilla bugs.
Fixes numerous vanilla Minecraft bugs that Mojang hasn’t addressed.
Examples of fixes:
- MC-26757: Vision is impaired in water
- MC-122477: Wrong position of lead attachment point
- MC-145929: Beds too dark
Recommended Keybinds
Section titled “Recommended Keybinds”Here’s a summary of the most useful keys:
| Key | Action | Mod |
|---|---|---|
| R | Sort inventory | Inventory Profiles Next |
| C | Zoom | Zoomify |
| M | Open map | Xaero’s World Map |
| Middle-click | Lock slot / Jade settings | Various |
| F3 | Debug screen | Vanilla |