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Better Locator

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Better Locator

By demoflash

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Better Locator — a client-side Fabric mod that turns the standard locator bar into a true tracker. It allows you to track a specific player based on their marker color, or track everyone, without revealing information the server doesn't want you to see.

Mod Loaders
Minecraft
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Description

Better Locator

Better Locator builds on Minecraft's own Locator Bar (1.21.6+) and turns its simple coloured dots into a clear, fully configurable tracking experience — using only the information the game already gives you.

Follow a single player by their marker colour, or keep an eye on everyone your Locator Bar already shows.

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✨ Features

- Custom Track Command — follow one player by name:

  /betterlocator track <player>

- Colour Tracking — every player on the Locator Bar gets a marker colour; follow a player by that colour.
- Two Modes — **SINGLE** (one target) or **ALL** (everyone currently shown on your Locator Bar).
- Directional Tracer — a slim line pointing from you toward each tracked player.
- Outline Highlight — a light outline around tracked players for quick recognition.
- On-Screen Markers — a distance-scaled dot on your screen for each tracked player.
- Name & Compass Tag — the player's name, live distance, and a compass direction.
- Edge Arrows — an arrow at the screen border points to tracked players that are off-screen.
- Range Filter — optionally only track players close enough to be relevant.
- Max Distance — set a limit and ignore far-away targets.
- Colour-Collision Warning — a heads-up when several players share a tracked colour.
- Client-Side Only — no server installation needed; everything is visual and only you see it.
- Lightweight & Compatible — works alongside other mods and does not send network packets.

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📖 How to Use

Open the config screen with Right Shift or through Mod Menu — everything is organised in tidy tabs.

In game, open chat and type:


/betterlocator track Notch

Follows the player named Notch with a tracer, outline and on-screen marker.


/betterlocator all true

Tracks everyone currently shown on your Locator Bar.


/betterlocator range true

Only tracks players that are inside your render range.


/betterlocator clear

Stops tracking and hides all markers.

 🔧 Installation

Requires Fabric Loader 0.15.0 or later, Fabric API and Cloth Config (Mod Menu optional).

Place the mod .jar file in your mods folder.

Supported on 1.21.6 – 1.21.8, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11.

Client-side only.

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 🐛 Bug reports & suggestions

Send me a DM on Discord:

marcellesa