About Ambient HUD
From ModrinthReplaces Minecraft's HUD with a minimal, context-sensitive interface
Ambient HUD - a rework of Minecraft's default interface.
If you're willing to trade some familiar information for a cleaner, more immersive experience- this mod is for you.
New Hotbar Appears only when you interact with it: scrolling or pressing a hotkey. Can be positioned on the left, right, or top of the screen. By default hides all slots except one empty slot for easier scrolling - any slot is still reachable with its hotkey.
Offhand
Holding the offhand key brings up the hotbar and lets you move any item directly into the offhand slot - no extra scrolling needed.
Pickup Notifications
When you pick up an item, the slot it landed in gets highlighted - or a notification appears if it went into your inventory.
Core Indicators
Health, hunger, and air only show when they're not full. The XP bar is always visible by default.
Boss Bar Optionally suppresses pickup notifications during boss fights. Picks up the color of the vanilla boss bar.
Optional Indicators
Mana and stamina work only when a compatible mod is installed and are detected automatically. The source mod can also be set manually if needed.
Integrations
- Irons Spells & Spellbooks - mana (disable the original mana bar in its config)
- Ars Nouveau - mana (the original bar can be pushed offscreen)
- Epic Fight - stamina (original stamina bar is hidden automatically)
- Parcool - stamina (original stamina bar is~~~~ hidden automatically
level up notification
The level is hidden by default, and when you level up, you'll see a toast like in RPG games. 
Configuration All elements of Ambient HUD can be disabled to restore their vanilla counterparts.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 2 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.
Loaders
Runs on Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Ambient HUD on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 0.1.4+1.20.1-Forge, released 2026-07-15
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Forge | 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.1 | 1.21.1 |
From 5 recorded builds of Ambient HUD.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.4+1.20.1-Forge | 2026-07-15 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
| 0.1.4+1.21.1-NeoForge | 2026-07-15 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 0.1.3+1.20.1-Forge | 2026-06-30 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
| 0.1.3+1.21.1-NeoForge | 2026-06-30 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 0.1.2+1.20.1-Forge | 2026-06-22 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
Run Ambient HUD on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Ambient HUD as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- ForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.1 and 1 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authorktkps, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree
