Better Health

Displays health as an XP-bar style progress bar for better visibility.

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About this Mod

Better Health Bar

A client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that replaces the vanilla heart HUD with a clean, scalable bar-based health display when players exceed a configurable health threshold.

Why Better Health Bar?

Vanilla hearts become unreadable in modpacks, RPGs, or high-health gameplay. This mod displays health as a compact, text-based status bar showing current/max health and absorption.

Features

Threshold Trigger - Switches to bar mode after configurable health
Layout Options - Full-width or compact bar styles
Hunger/Saturation - Optional display toggles
Customizable Appearance - Bar height, spacing, offsets, alignment
Split Half-Mode - Health and hunger share one row with adjustable width/gap
Anchor Options - Top or bottom positioning for modern HUD layouts
Fill Direction - Left-to-right or right-to-left health fills
Floating Text - Damage/healing numbers with configurable text placement
Cloth Config Integration - Live in-game adjustments

Compatibility

Fully client-side (no server installation required)
Works alongside other mods in modded environments

Issues

Please report any issues on the github repo

Available Versions

Better Health 1.1.0release

MC 26.1.2fabric

May 18, 2026

Better Health 1.0.5release

MC 1.21.11fabric

April 14, 2026

How to Install Better Health on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Health". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 1.21.11

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Health server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Health compatible with fabric?

Better Health officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 1.21.11. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Health – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Health consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.