RemoveHUD
Sometimes the vanilla interface is just too much. Health bars, hunger icons, the hotbar, crosshair clutter — it all sits on top of the world you are trying to admire, record, or build in. RemoveHUD is a small but remarkably flexible mod that hands control of that interface back to you. Instead of forcing an all-or-nothing approach, it lets you strip away exactly the parts you do not want while keeping the ones you still need.
The name says it plainly, but the behavior is smarter than the title suggests. This is a customization tool for the Minecraft HUD, and it was built to solve a very specific annoyance that many players run into when they try to clean up their screen.
What RemoveHUD Actually Does
The core idea behind RemoveHUD is simple: removing the interface should not cost you your hand. In vanilla Minecraft, hiding the HUD also hides your arm, which looks strange in screenshots and breaks the sense of presence in first-person footage. RemoveHUD separates those two things completely.
By default, pressing F7 removes the HUD while leaving your hand visible. That single keybind is the feature most players come for, but it is far from the only one. Everything else is handled through a settings menu opened with F8, where the mod exposes its full range of toggles.
Key Features at a Glance
- Removes the HUD without removing the hand (default key F7)
- Removes the hand without removing the HUD (available via the settings menu, F8)
- Removes the block outline selection so targeted blocks no longer glow with a border (settings menu, F8)
- Individually toggles specific HUD elements through the options menu (F8)
That last point is where RemoveHUD earns its reputation. Rather than treating the HUD as one solid object, it breaks it into pieces. You can hide the hotbar but keep the crosshair, drop the hunger bar while leaving health visible, or fine-tune the layout until the screen looks exactly the way you want it. For builders, cinematic creators, and anyone who spends time in screenshots, this granular control is genuinely useful.
Versions, Loaders, and Dependencies
RemoveHUD is a Fabric mod, so you will need the Fabric loader installed before anything else. It also depends on two companion libraries: Mod Menu and Cloth Config. Mod Menu gives you a clean entry point from the mods list, while Cloth Config powers the in-game settings screen that makes all those F8 toggles possible. If either dependency is missing, the configuration menu simply will not appear, so install both alongside the mod itself.
Version support has tracked the modern Minecraft releases reasonably well, covering the 1.19 and 1.20 branches along with several 1.21 builds. Because Minecraft updates frequently and mod ports follow at their own pace, it is always worth checking which game version a given RemoveHUD release targets before you drop it into your mods folder.
If you would rather skip the manual dependency juggling, the foxygame.net launcher handles it for you — RemoveHUD arrives with Mod Menu and Cloth Config already matched to your game version, so there is nothing to sort out by hand.
How to Install RemoveHUD for Minecraft
Getting the mod running is straightforward once your loader is in place. Here is the usual process:
- Install the Fabric loader for your chosen Minecraft version
- Download RemoveHUD for Minecraft from the project page, along with Mod Menu and Cloth Config
- Place all three .jar files into your mods folder
- Launch the game and confirm the mod appears in the Mod Menu list
- Press F8 in-game to open the settings and configure each HUD element
Once installed, the mod is essentially invisible until you call on it. Press F7 for the instant clean-screen toggle, or open F8 when you want to dig into the individual options. Nothing changes about how the game plays — only about what you see while playing it.
Why Players Keep It Installed
RemoveHUD fills a niche that vanilla Minecraft never addressed. The block outline removal alone is a favorite for photographers and video editors, since that thin black border around targeted blocks is a constant distraction in close-up shots. Combine it with a hidden hotbar and a visible hand, and you get footage that looks intentional rather than improvised.
It is a lightweight mod with a narrow purpose, and that is precisely its strength. It does not try to overhaul the interface or add new systems. It gives you switches, labels them clearly, and gets out of the way. For anyone who has ever wished they could hide just one part of the screen, RemoveHUD is the answer — and once you have used it, going back to the default interface feels surprisingly cramped.