How to get Xaero's Minimap mod for Minecraft 1.21 update

Even in the Minecraft 1.21 vanilla version, you do not get a minimap that shows where you are going. In most games, a minimap is massively helpful for you to get around the in-game world. However, despite having a nearly infinite world, Minecraft does not have a built-in minimap. Thankfully, the game supports third-party features and the community has created loads of mods for it over the past 15 years.

Xaero's Minimap is one of the best mods to get a minimap in Minecraft. This article provides everything to know about the same.

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All important details to know about Xaero's Minimap mod for Minecraft 1.21

What does Xaero's Minimap mod offer in Minecraft 1.21?

Xaero's minimap mod blends in with the game since it maintains the look of vanilla Minecraft. It is also the first Minecraft minimap mod to offer a rotating square minimap. A circle-shaped minimap and a separate setting to lock the minimap's rotation are among the many customization options available.

The surrounding entities, such as players, creatures, and objects, can be displayed on the minimap. They can either appear as custom-colored dots or icons (player and mob heads). Players also have the option to set up custom waypoints that appear on the minimap and in the game environment, in addition to the pre-installed compass directions.

Smaller features include zooming in and out of the minimap, moving the minimap freely around the screen, toggling between two different color modes, compatibility with various other mods, showing chunk grids, and much more.

These are only a few of the features the mod offers for Minecraft 1.21. An entire list of the same can be viewed on the mod's product page on CurseForge.

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How to download and install Xaero's Minimap mod in Minecraft 1.21?

Xaero's Minimap can be downloaded from the CurseForge website (Image via CurseForge)

To download and install Xaero's minimap to Minecraft 1.21, you need to first download the CurseForge app. Through this application, you can easily download any mod, resource pack, or shader pack for the sandbox game.

Once this application is downloaded from its official website and installed, it can be opened and a new game directory can be installed through it. This new game directory will also have a separate launcher to run modded Minecraft.

While creating a new profile, you can select Minecraft 1.21, and the latest Forge or Fabric modding API that will support the mod. In the new profile, you can search for all kinds of mods present on the CurseForge website. Simply search for Xaero's minimap and hit install.

The Minecraft minimap mod will then be installed and you can open hit play in the CurseForge app to open the modded launcher, after which you can open the modded game version.

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How to use Xaero's minimap in Minecraft 1.21

The minimap will not only show items and mobs but will also show the coordinates (Image via Mojang Studios)

Once a new world loads, you will instantly spot the new minimap at the top left corner of the screen. This minimap will show north-east-south-west directions and also display your coordinates.

Inside the map, you will be able to see different biomes, terrains, mobs, and even dropped items. By holding the tab button, you will be able to see the icons of each mob as mob heads, including other players in the world.

The map will also display your last death location and any waypoint that you set with the help of the mod.