What are Xaero's Minimap and World Map?
Xaero's Minimap and Xaero's World Map are companion mods by xaero96 covering the two halves of navigation: a rotating (or north-locked) corner minimap with waypoints and entity dots, and a persistent full-screen world map built from everywhere you have explored. They install together, share data, and run noticeably light on frames — a big reason they top download charts on Fabric and Forge alike.
A separate Fair-Play minimap edition removes radar features (no entity positions), keeping it legal on strict PvP servers.
Waypoints, Sharing, and Map Features
- Waypoints are created with B and render as floating beacons in the world. They organize into sets you can switch per activity — one for mining, another for exploration — and deaths auto-drop a skull waypoint.
- World map (M) pans and zooms across explored terrain with cave layers, slime chunk overlay options, and biome coloring; create waypoints straight from the map.
- Entity radar on the minimap distinguishes hostiles, passives, and players with configurable icons and colors.
- Waypoint sharing: print a waypoint to chat so teammates click to add it — the fastest "meet me here" in modded multiplayer.
- Per-server storage keeps maps and waypoints separated automatically.
- Minimap shape, size, zoom, and north-lock all configure from the in-game settings (Y by default opens map settings).
Both mods coexist with FTB Chunks, rendering claim overlays on Xaero's maps in packs that ship the trio.
Xaero's Minimap & World Map FAQ
Do I need both Xaero's Minimap and World Map?
They work independently, but pair them: the minimap handles moment-to-moment navigation while the world map stores the full exploration record. Waypoints sync between them.
How do I share a Xaero waypoint?
Open the waypoint list, select the waypoint, and use Share to print it in chat. Other Xaero users click the message to import it.
What is Xaero's Fair-Play version?
A minimap build without entity radar and cave maps, compliant with servers that ban location-revealing mods. The standard edition shows entities; pick per server rules.