Ever mounted a horse in Minecraft only to watch your hunger bar vanish into thin air? Leave My Bars Alone Mod fixes one of the game's most overlooked HUD annoyances — when you ride a horse, pig, llama, or Strider, your food bar stays visible and the mount's health hearts shift upward instead of replacing critical information. Downloaded over 2.4 million times, this lightweight quality-of-life tweak by Fuzs_ also keeps your experience bar on screen until the jump bar is actually needed, so you never lose track of your XP progress mid-ride.
Key Features
- Persistent food bar while mounted — Your hunger bar remains visible at all times when riding a horse, llama, pig, or Strider. The mob's health hearts simply shift upward above your food bar instead of replacing it.
- Smarter jump bar behavior — The jump charge bar only appears when it's actually being charged. Otherwise, your experience bar stays on screen so you can always track your XP level.
- Multi-loader support — Works across Forge, Fabric, Quilt, and NeoForge, covering a wide range of Minecraft versions from 1.16.5 all the way to 1.21.11.
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How to Install
- Download and install your preferred mod loader — Forge, Fabric, NeoForge, or Quilt.
- Download and install Puzzles Lib, which is a required dependency (use the version matching your mod loader and Minecraft version).
- If using Fabric, also install the Fabric API mod.
- Download Leave My Bars Alone for your Minecraft version and drop the .jar file into your
modsfolder. - Launch Minecraft and ride any mountable mob to confirm the HUD changes are active.
Requirements
| Mod Loader | Dependencies | Minecraft Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Forge, Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge | Puzzles Lib, Fabric API (Fabric only) | 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.4, 1.20.1, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.19.3, 1.19.2, 1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.16.5 |
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Solves a genuine vanilla annoyance — no more hidden hunger bar while riding
- Supports all four major mod loaders (Forge, Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge)
- Covers an extensive range of Minecraft versions from 1.16.5 to 1.21.11
- Appears to be lightweight with no complex configuration needed
- Actively maintained — last updated December 2025
Cons
- Requires Puzzles Lib as an additional dependency
- Only affects HUD while riding — limited in scope by design
- May conflict with other mods that heavily modify the in-game HUD
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What's New
- Updated to support Minecraft 1.21.11 (version v21.11.0, released December 15, 2025).
- The project follows Semantic Versioning for consistent and predictable updates.
- Changelog format now based on the Keep a Changelog standard for better readability.
FAQ
Does Leave My Bars Alone work with other HUD mods?
The mod modifies how the hunger bar, mount health, and jump/experience bars are displayed while riding. It may conflict with other mods that alter the same HUD elements, so test for compatibility if you use a heavily modded HUD setup.
Do I need Puzzles Lib for every mod loader?
Yes, Puzzles Lib is a required dependency regardless of whether you use Forge, Fabric, Quilt, or NeoForge. Make sure to download the correct Puzzles Lib version for your specific mod loader and Minecraft version.
Which mobs does this mod affect?
In vanilla Minecraft, the HUD changes apply when riding any mountable mob — horses, llamas, pigs, and Striders. If other mods add rideable creatures, they should also benefit from the improved bar behavior.
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