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Better Effect HUD

Better Effect Hud is a highly customizable Minecraft mod, that adds many features, like Timer and Potency widgets, a duration bar, a warning vignette and more!

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by FriedBacon0 · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Better Effect HUD is a mod made by FriedBacon0. Better Effect Hud is a highly customizable Minecraft mod, that adds many features, like Timer and Potency widgets, a duration bar, a warning vignette and more!

It supports Minecraft 26.x. It has been downloaded 1 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Oct 30, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Oct 30, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on Fabric. The download is 114 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Oct 30, 202626.3Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Better Effect Hud

Better Effect Hud is a highly customizable Minecraft mod, that adds many features, like timer and potency widgets, a duration bar, a warning vignette and more!

All Features

  • Info-Widgets:
  • Timer:
  • Adds an info-widget that shows the remaining time of the effect.
  • Options:
  • Position
  • Size
  • Color
  • Unit
  • Potency (Amplifier):
  • Adds an info-widget that shows the potency of the effect.
  • Options:
  • Position
  • Size
  • Color
  • Number Potency
  • Show First Potency
  • Duration Bar:
  • Adds a duration bar.
  • Options:
  • Position
  • Background Opacity
  • Color
  • Circle-Bar
  • Warning:
  • Warning Indicator:
  • Adds a red dot with an exclamationmark on the top left of an effect.
  • Options:
  • Starting Time
  • Effect Selection
  • Warning Vignette:
  • Changes the tint of the vignette (The black gradient around the screen).
  • Options:
  • Starting Time
  • Vignette Transparency
  • Warning Sound:
  • Plays a warning sound, when an effect wears off.
  • Options:
  • Starting Time
  • Loop Sound
  • Display:
  • Has options for the general aspect of the mod.
  • Options:
  • Hide Background
  • Background Flash
  • Extra Effect Selection
  • Settings for normal and extra HUD:
  • Stack HUD Vertical
  • Invert HUD
  • Background Color
  • Position
  • Colors:
  • Changes the colors for the different color modes that can be selected for color settings.
  • Color Modes:
  • Is Beneficial:
  • Changes the color to the beneficial or the harmful color.
  • Effect Color:
  • Changes the color to the color of the effect.
  • Duration Color:
  • Changes the color to the duration that the effect has remaining.
  • Potency Color:
  • Changes the color to the potency that the effect has.
  • Rainbow:
  • Changes the color to cycle through the colors of the rainbow.
  • Options:
  • Speed
  • Monochrome:
  • Changes the color to switch between black and white.
  • Options:
  • Speed
  • Custom Gradient:
  • Changes the color to cycle through the selected gradient.
  • Options:
  • Speed
  • Gradient
  • Blinking Color:
  • Changes the color to switch between black and the selected color.
  • Options:
  • Speed
  • Color
  • Custom Color:
  • Changes the color to the selected color.
  • Options:
  • Color

Written by FriedBacon0. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Better Effect HUD

  1. This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.

  2. Install Fabric for Minecraft 26.x.

  3. Add the mods it needs: Fabric API and Mod Menu.

  4. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  5. Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.

  6. Easier: in Prism Launcher or the Modrinth App, search for Better Effect HUD in your instance's mods and click Install. It adds the loader and the mods it needs for you.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft mods

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x
Runs on
Fabric
Where it runs
Client only (your game)
Edition
Java
Needs
Fabric API, Mod Menu
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

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Questions

Does Better Effect HUD work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Better Effect HUD supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x.

Is Better Effect HUD free?

Yes. Better Effect HUD is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Better Effect HUD client-side or server-side?

Client-side. Better Effect HUD goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.

Does Better Effect HUD need anything else?

Yes: Fabric API, Mod Menu. Install it before Better Effect HUD.

Is Better Effect HUD still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Better Effect HUD?

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