EssentialGUI
ModShows useful information about your world and what you're looking at.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- Many modpacks removed it−4 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Full points27 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 weeks ago (29 Sep 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.3 on Fabric (latest) 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 14 of the last 24 months 6 / 6Stability
4 points lost18 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.11 of the 47 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (23%) See the 11 modpacks6 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost3 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.reddit.com 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.217,018 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.1 years, 80 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 11 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
58.7 of the 71 points that apply = 83 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
EssentialGUI is a client-side quality-of-life mod that adds configurable visual information and controls to make gameplay details easier to see and manage. Its HUDs and tooltips report player and world details, including position, biome, weather, moon phase, time of day, health, hunger, oxygen, rest time, experience, attack, enchantment protection, status effects, and equipment. When looking at blocks or entities, players can inspect their properties and equipment, while item displays provide food statistics, durability and penalty details, and the contents of shulker boxes and bundles. The mod also shows furnace, smoker, and blast furnace fuel and status information, and offers a singleplayer slime-chunk indicator and multiplayer equipment and enchantment displays. Visual and convenience options include changing block-outline color and transparency, customizing the inventory-slot highlight, hiding pumpkin and vignette overlays or rain and snow particles, zooming, adjusting gamma, and toggling smooth lighting or night vision.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: User interfaceChanges 7 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Rendering and graphicsChanges 4 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., World renderingChanges 1 game code file in this area: drawing the terrain, sky, clouds and weather. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 9 key bindings.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 30 of vanilla Minecraft's models and 2 item textures.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- lordrius
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 217K
- Created
- 12 Sep 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for Fabric 1.21.7 to 26.3.
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Fabric 26.3. See Privacy
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.26 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 11 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 11 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found644 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file128 code files read
Compatibility
See all 80 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that need EssentialGUI to work.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 1 a month now, 5 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
69 modpacks include EssentialGUI in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better FPS (Modpack)81K downloadslast version with it 24 Apr 2023
Medieval Immersed78K downloadslast version with it 25 Sep 2023
BlueAxolotl! your everyday modpack! (With cosmetics, fullbright, keystrokes, and many more)50K downloadslast version with it 8 May 2025
Fabric Boosted44K downloadslast version with it 2 Dec 2025
Fabricia31K downloadslast version with it 11 Sep 2023
SpaceStation - Get a rocket and live in the space! [FABRIC]17K downloadslast version with it 6 Mar 2023
KlashPack17K downloadslast version with it 9 Oct 2023
Create on a Potato PC: Sky Edition11K downloadslast version with it 10 Dec 2022
云游轻量生存整合包【YunGames Lite Survival Optimization】11K downloadslast version with it 3 Jan 2026
Create Conquest Arcane10K downloadslast version with it 21 Dec 2023Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with EssentialGUI. Share: how many of the modpacks with EssentialGUI also have that mod.
Mod MenuAModin 90% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
LithiumAModin 86% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
Sodium ExtraAModin 83% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 78% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
FerriteCoreAModin 78% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
Chat HeadsAModin 62% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
BetterF3AModin 61% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
Essential ModBModin 58% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 55% of the modpacks with EssentialGUI
Dynamic FPSAModin 55% of the modpacks with EssentialGUILatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.