A custom HUD for Minecraft
Nova redraws the parts of the screen you look at most and adds widgets you can put anywhere. Everything matches, and anything you do not need can be turned off.
The island
A small island at the top of the screen opens the Nova menu. Server boss bars, server events and kill alerts show up inside it instead of covering your game, and Spotify shows the current track there too.
Redesigned basics
- Custom Hotbar: a rounded hotbar that matches the rest of the HUD.
- Hearts: one heart per health point, so your health is easier to read.
- Custom Scoreboard and Custom Tab List: cleaner server sidebars and player lists.
- Crosshair and Block Overlay: your own crosshair and a custom highlight on the block you look at.
- Critical Health: a glow at the edge of the screen when your health runs low.
Widgets
Put widgets anywhere on the screen: Minimap, Keystrokes, CPS, Effects, Experience, Heading, Biome, Server, Online, TPS, RAM, Local Time, Hotkeys and more. They take the same share of the screen on any monitor, so a layout made on a laptop looks right on a big display.
Combat readouts
Target Info shows the face, name and health of the player you are fighting. Damage Feed lists the damage you deal and take. Attack Indicator, Cooldown Timer and Heal Helper help you time hits and healing.
Light on FPS
Widgets are cached between frames and drawn in batches, so the HUD takes very little frame time. More on the FPS page.
Questions
Can I move widgets around?
Yes. Widgets can go anywhere on the screen, and they keep the same share of the screen on any monitor.
Does the HUD work with shaders?
Yes. It is drawn over the game, with or without Iris shaders.
Can a server turn parts of the HUD off?
Yes. Server owners can switch off any Nova module on their server, and those rules always apply.
Try it
Sign in with your Microsoft account, download the launcher for Windows or macOS and press Play. A starter set of modules is free to use.
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