Custom Health HUD
A highly customizable HUD mod for Minecraft Forge that lets you personalize your health bar, experience bar, and other interface elements with full color control and positioning.
✨ Features
Full Customization
Custom Health Bar: Replace the vanilla hearts with a fully customizable version RGB Color Control: Adjust colors for hearts, hotbar, experience bar, and level number Position Control: Drag and drop elements anywhere on your screen Scale Options: Resize hearts and experience numbers to your preference Spacing Adjustment: Control the spacing between hearts
HUD Elements Control
Toggle visibility of:
Custom Health Bar Vanilla Health Bar (independent control) Hotbar Food Bar Armor Bar Air Bubbles Mount Health Experience Bar Experience Level Number
Easy Configuration
In-game GUI: Open with /hud command (requires OP) Live Preview: See changes in real-time before saving Drag & Drop: Move elements by dragging them in the preview panel Color Sliders: Visual RGB sliders for easy color picking Two Tabs: Separate "Tools" and "Colors" tabs for organized settings
How to Use
Install the mod in your Forge mods folder Launch Minecraft Type /hud in-game (requires operator permissions) Customize to your liking using the intuitive interface Click "Save" to apply changes
Perfect For
Players who want a cleaner HUD Streamers seeking a unique interface style Anyone wanting better control over their game UI Modpack creators looking for HUD customization options
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+ Add VersionA highly customizable HUD mod for Minecraft Forge that lets you personalize your health bar, experience bar, and other interface elements with full color control and positioning.
## ✨ Features
Full Customization
Custom Health Bar: Replace the vanilla hearts with a fully customizable version
RGB Color Control: Adjust colors for hearts, hotbar, experience bar, and level number
Position Control: Drag and drop elements anywhere on your screen
Scale Options: Resize hearts and experience numbers to your preference
Spacing Adjustment: Control the spacing between hearts
## HUD Elements Control
Toggle visibility of:
Custom Health Bar
Vanilla Health Bar (independent control)
Hotbar
Food Bar
Armor Bar
Air Bubbles
Mount Health
Experience Bar
Experience Level Number
## Easy Configuration
In-game GUI: Open with **/hud** command (requires OP)
Live Preview: See changes in real-time before saving
Drag & Drop: Move elements by dragging them in the preview panel
Color Sliders: Visual RGB sliders for easy color picking
Two Tabs: Separate "Tools" and "Colors" tabs for organized settings
## How to Use
Install the mod in your Forge mods folder
Launch Minecraft
Type **/hud** in-game (requires operator permissions)
Customize to your liking using the intuitive interface
Click "Save" to apply changes
## Perfect For
Players who want a cleaner HUD
Streamers seeking a unique interface style
Anyone wanting better control over their game UI
Modpack creators looking for HUD customization options
A highly customizable health and experience HUD mod for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1 with advanced positioning, dynamic animations, and real-time JSON configuration.
## ✨ Key Features
### 🎯 Advanced Positioning System
- 9 anchor points**: Position health/XP anywhere on screen (top_left, center, bottom_right, etc.)
- Independent positioning**: Health and XP can be placed separately
- Pixel-perfect offsets**: Fine-tune with X/Y coordinates
### 💖 Dynamic Heart Animations
- Low health pulsing**: Hearts animate when health drops below threshold
- Damage effects**: Screen shake and flash when taking damage
- Customizable wave system**: Adjust intensity, speed, and spacing
### 🎨 Full Visual Customization
- RGB color control** for health and experience
- Hardcore hearts** automatically in hardcore worlds
- Absorption support** (golden hearts from potions/golden apples)
- Adjustable heart spacing**
### ⚙️ Real-Time Configuration
- Hot reload**: Changes apply without restarting (5-second check interval)
- Auto-validation**: Fixes corrupted configs automatically
- Preset configurations** included
- Automatic backups**
## 📋 Quick Setup
- Config location**:
config/customhealthhud.json
- Popular positions**:
- Bottom center** (vanilla-like):
"healthAnchor": "bottom_center", "healthY": -10 - Top left corner**:
"healthAnchor": "top_left", "healthX": 10, "healthY": 10 - Center right**:
"healthAnchor": "center_right", "healthX": -100
- Animation settings**:
- Subtle**:
"waveIntensity": 0.2 - Normal**:
"waveIntensity": 0.5 - Intense**:
"waveIntensity": 0.8
## 🎮 Compatibility
- Minecraft**: 1.20.1
- Forge**: Latest stable versions
- Game modes**: Survival, Adventure, Hardcore (disabled in Creative/Spectator)
- Client-side and Server-side**
## 🔧 Perfect For
- Events**: Custom positioning for overlays
- Resource pack users**: Match your aesthetic
- Accessibility**: Better visibility options
- Edit the JSON config while in-game - changes apply automatically!*
The life bar is centered and slightly separated to give a nice aesthetic, when receiving damage it will make a slight animation.
# - To change the texture of the hearts use the minecraft vanilla path:
``
“minecraft/textures/gui/icons.png”
``The life bar is centered and slightly separated to give a nice aesthetic, when receiving damage it will make a slight animation.
# - To change the texture of the hearts use the minecraft vanilla path:
``
“minecraft/textures/gui/icons.png”
``