{"id":34358,"date":"2026-06-01T19:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/boxhud\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:22:30","slug":"boxhud","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/boxhud\/","title":{"rendered":"BoxHud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># BoxHud<\/p>\n<p>**BoxHud** is a Minecraft mod that adds a suite of powerful and customizable PvP-style HUD widgets. With support for **Fabric**, **Forge**, and **NeoForge**, BoxHud gives you complete control over your interface\u2014whether you&#8217;re optimizing for combat or aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p>![Preview of BoxHud with multiple widgets enabled in a PvP scenario](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/pvp_widgets.png)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83d\udd01 Cross-Modloader Support<br \/>\n![BoxHud in forge loader](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/modloader.png)<\/p>\n<p>BoxHud works out of the box with **Fabric**, **Forge**, and **NeoForge**, allowing you to use it in nearly any modern Minecraft setup without compatibility issues.<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83c\udf9b\ufe0f Vanilla HUD Customization<br \/>\n![vanilla hud customization](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/vanillawidgets.png)<\/p>\n<p>Move or hide default Minecraft HUD components such as:<br \/>\n&#8211; The **hotbar**: reposition it anywhere on screen<br \/>\n&#8211; The **bossbar**: move it out of the way or disable it<br \/>\n&#8211; The **scoreboard**: customize alignment<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83e\udde9 25 Fully Customizable Widgets<br \/>\n![widgets screen](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/widgets_screen.png)<\/p>\n<p>Each widget is individually configurable. You can:<br \/>\n&#8211; Drag and drop to reposition them<br \/>\n&#8211; Adjust scale, color, outline, background, and alignment<br \/>\n&#8211; Enable or disable any widget with a click<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Coordinates Display Compatibility<br \/>\n![coordinates display integration](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/coordinates_display.png)<\/p>\n<p>BoxHud includes its own coordinates widget to show your X, Y, Z position on screen. But if you enjoy the features in the **Coordinates Display** mod, BoxHud upgrades the widget automatically:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The widget will look and behave just like it does in Coordinates Display.<br \/>\n&#8211; When you try to customize it in BoxHud, you\u2019ll be taken to Coordinates Display\u2019s settings screen instead.<br \/>\n&#8211; You\u2019ll also get bonus features like dimension scaling and better formatting.<\/p>\n<p>Both mods use Boxlib, so they work together seemlessly.<br \/>\nJust drop **Coordinates Display** into your `mods` folder and BoxHud will handle the rest.<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83c\udfaf Advanced Crosshair Customization<br \/>\n![crosshair customization screen](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/crosshair_customization.png)<\/p>\n<p>Choose from **10 crosshair styles** with full color control.<br \/>\nIncludes a **Dynamic Crosshair Mode** that changes color based on:<br \/>\n&#8211; Whether an entity is in range (red)<br \/>\n&#8211; If you&#8217;re about to land a critical hit (dark red)<br \/>\n&#8211; Whether a block is within range for interaction (green)<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83d\uddb1\ufe0f User-Friendly Widget GUIs<br \/>\n![widget move GUI](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/widget_move.png)<\/p>\n<p>A clean and intuitive in-game interface lets you:<br \/>\n&#8211; Double click any widget in the positioning screen to customize it<br \/>\n&#8211; Access all customization options without editing config files<br \/>\n&#8211; Preview widgets live while configuring<\/p>\n<p>An example of the 25+ widget customization screens is shown below:<br \/>\n![keystroke customization](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/keystrokes_customization.png)<\/p>\n<p>### \ud83c\udfae Built-In Keybinds<br \/>\n![keybinds screen](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/keybinds.png)<\/p>\n<p>BoxHud adds several useful keybinds to make customization fast and easy in-game. You can set or change these in the Minecraft controls menu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83e\uddf1 Available Widgets<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of all available widgets included with BoxHud:<\/p>\n<p>| Widget         | Description                            |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-|<br \/>\n| **Ping**       | Shows your connection latency          |<br \/>\n| **FPS**        | Frames per second counter              |<br \/>\n| **CPS**        | Clicks per second tracker              |<br \/>\n| **Armor**      | Visualizes current armor durability    |<br \/>\n| **Potions**    | Lists active potion effects            |<br \/>\n| **Keystrokes** | Shows pressed movement keys (WASD, etc.)|<br \/>\n| **Server IP**  | Displays current server&#8217;s address      |<br \/>\n| **Speed**      | Movement speed in blocks\/sec           |<br \/>\n| **Scoreboard** | Replaces or customizes vanilla board   |<br \/>\n| **Crosshair**  | Dynamic crosshair with 10 presets      |<br \/>\n| **Coordinates**| Real-time player XYZ position          |<br \/>\n| **ActionBar**  | Customize or hide the action bar       |<br \/>\n| **BossBar**    | Move\/resize the bossbar                |<br \/>\n| **Arrow**      | Tracks arrow count in inventory        |<br \/>\n| **Item Update**| Shows item update information          |<br \/>\n| **Pack Display**| Active resource\/texture pack info     |<br \/>\n| **Real Time**  | Local system time                      |<br \/>\n| **Reach**      | Displays attack reach distance         |<br \/>\n| **Hotbar**     | Custom positioning of the hotbar       |<br \/>\n| **Memory**     | JVM memory usage                       |<br \/>\n| **PlayerCount**| Online player count on server          |<br \/>\n| **Compass**    | Cardinal direction display             |<br \/>\n| **TPS**        | Ticks per second (server performance)  |<br \/>\n| **Combo**      | PvP combo counter                      |<br \/>\n| **Game Clock** | In-game time (tick\/daylight clock)     |<\/p>\n<p>![Example showing widgets in action](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/useful_widgets.png)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \u2699\ufe0f Customization<\/p>\n<p>Each widget supports:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u2705 Dragging and scaling<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udfa8 Adjustable color, scale<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udccf Padding, and alignment<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Optional background<\/p>\n<p>![Image showing the widget editor](https:\/\/boxadactle.dev\/img\/boxhud\/useful_editor.png)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Installation\/Dependencies<\/p>\n<p>#### This mod requires BoxLib a Client-side library mod developed by me.<\/p>\n<p>1.  **Install Minecraft Forge\/Fabric\/Neoforge:** Download and install the appropriate modloader for your Minecraft version.<br \/>\n2.  **Download the mod:** Download the latest release of Coordinates Display for your specific modloader and Minecraft version<br \/>\n3. **Download BoxLib:** Download the latest release of BoxLib for your specific modloader and Minecaft version<br \/>\n4.  **Place the mod jars:** Drop the downloaded jar files into your Minecraft mods folder. The location of this folder varies depending on your operating system.<\/p>\n<p>### Fabric Dependencies<br \/>\n![Requires Fabric API](https:\/\/www.curseforge.com\/minecraft\/mc-mods\/fabric-api)<\/p>\n<p>Mod Menu is recommended for configuration purposes.<\/p>\n<p>### Forge\/NeoForge Dependencies<br \/>\nThis mod requires BoxLib a Client-side library mod developed by me.<\/p>\n<p>## Contributing<\/p>\n<p>We encourage contributions! Don&#8217;t hesitate to open issues or pull requests through our GitHub Repository. Your input helps us improve and evolve.<\/p>\n<p>### Translations<br \/>\nWe welcome translations! If you&#8217;re interested in translating this mod, please locate the localization files and submit a pull request. Your contributions help make the mod accessible to more users worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>### Support<\/p>\n<p>If you encounter any issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.<\/p>\n<p>## Building<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to build this mod on your own machine, follow these steps.<\/p>\n<p>* Download the source code from GitHub (Code -> Download zip)<br \/>\n* Make sure Java is installed<br \/>\n* Extract the zip file onto your local machine, and open the folder.<br \/>\n* Open a terminal prompt in said folder<br \/>\n* Run the command &#8220;gradlew build&#8221;<br \/>\n    * The fabric build will be in &#8220;fabric\/build\/libs&#8221;<br \/>\n    * The forge build will be in &#8220;forge\/build\/libs&#8221;<br \/>\n    * The neoforge build will be in &#8220;neoforge\/build\/libs&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BoxHud is a Minecraft mod that adds a suite of powerful and customizable PvP-style HUD widgets, with a focus on performance and customizability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34359,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"boxhud","_minecraft_project_id":"gjFWUARA","_minecraft_author":"Boxadactle","_minecraft_license":"GPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":12958,"_minecraft_follows":27,"_minecraft_client_side":"required","_minecraft_server_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"boxhud.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":79062794,"_minecraft_version_count":45,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T01:12:49.600543Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-08-04T00:20:40.052206Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-04-06T02:30:40.103904Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/boxhud","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":34359,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-01T16:22:31+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"433c3d026ad53de4e578c7cf8a0f7ef0","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[97,104,158,98],"mod_loader":[99,106,160,100],"minecraft_version":[101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167],"class_list":["post-34358","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-forge","mod_category-neoforge","mod_category-quilt","mod_loader-fabric","mod_loader-forge","mod_loader-neoforge","mod_loader-quilt","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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