Useful Spyglass
ModSee a mob's name, health, armor, and hostility through your spyglass.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 5 months−3 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Releases in only 6 of the last 24 months−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
4 points lost23 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 months ago (6 Jun 2026) 10 / 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.1.21.1 on Fabric and NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 53% of the 718 popular Fabric mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 6 of the last 24 months 4 / 6Stability
Full points22 / 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.28 of the 315 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 10 / 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
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · BrokenK3yboard/UsefulSpyglass 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.4,662,895 4 / 4Track record
1 point lost7 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.6 years, 38 releases 7 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 5 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
62.8 of the 71 points that apply = 88 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Useful Spyglass makes the spyglass a tool for inspecting the world, displaying a viewed mob’s name, relation or hostility, health, and armor, and showing the name of a viewed block. Its three enchantments add distinct abilities: Marking makes a targeted mob glow for a time, visible only to the user; Precision grants zoom when the spyglass is in the offhand and the player crouches with a ranged weapon, while giving projectiles perfect accuracy and extra damage; and Spotter summons an eye of ender to mark entities near the targeted position, including invisible ones, while requiring line of sight. Using an enchantment puts the spyglass on cooldown, preventing another enchantment from being used until it clears. Players can adjust the information display and HUD position on the client, as well as cooldowns and enchantment settings on the server. The mod can use Jade’s overlay in place of its built-in display, and supports Spyglass Improvements integrations for using enchantments with a curio, trinket, or accessories slot.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: PlayerChanges 5 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 5 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Inventory and itemsChanges 3 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting. and Chunk loading and storageChanges 1 game code file in this area: how the game loads, tracks, saves and unloads chunks..
Adds 3 enchantments: Marking, Precision and Spotter.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- BrokenK3yboard
- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 4.7M
- Created
- 20 Mar 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
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.
- 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 Forge 1.20.1. 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.8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 5 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 5 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, images and code history 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.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- 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 found
- 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 file47 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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395 modpacks include Useful Spyglass in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Biohazard: Project Genesis - The Ultimate Apocalypse965K downloadslast version with it 13 Sep 2026
Raspberry Flavoured534K downloadslast version with it 23 Sep 2025
Prodigium Reforged462K downloadslast version with it 22 Oct 2026
waccyy's Fantasia329K downloadslast version with it 8 Aug 2026
The Last War - Guns And Adventure312K downloadslast version with it 22 Oct 2026
Life in the village 4238K downloadslast version with it 30 Nov 2025
The Winter Frontier189K downloadslast version with it 3 Aug 2023
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons 3140K downloadslast version with it 20 Oct 2026
Resurvival118K downloadslast version with it 4 Mar 2026
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 15 Nov 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Useful Spyglass. Share: how many of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass also have that mod.
AmendmentsAModin 57% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
BlueprintAModin 57% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 50% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
AttributeFixAModin 50% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 50% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
Visual WorkbenchAModin 46% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
MmmMmmMmmMmmAModin 46% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 45% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
Easy AnvilsAModin 45% of the modpacks with Useful Spyglass
Chat HeadsAModin 45% of the modpacks with Useful SpyglassLatest 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.