CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Unanchored GUI
Your HUD is no longer anchored to the screen!
Quick answer
Which Unanchored GUI release should I use?
Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets targets 1.21.1 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Unanchored GUI required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets need?
Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Unanchored GUI without breaking your instance.
Built for Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets. It targets 1.21.1 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Unanchored GUI add?
Unanchored

"Your HUD is no longer anchored to the screen!"
Unanchored brings your Minecraft HUD to life with subtle movements, environmental tints, and atmospheric visual effects. Your interface reacts to how you move, where you explore, and what happens around you!
Choose your experience on first launch:
- Simple Experience - HUD movements only, for a clean but dynamic interface.
- Full Experience - all available effects enabled for the complete immersive experience.
Every effect can be customized in the settings.
HUD movements :
- Walking and running bobbing
- Jumping and landing spring / drift
- HUD camera lag
- Swimming float
- AFK drift
- Mining and attacking shake
- Damage, explosion and thunder shake
- Nether ambient movement
- Hunger shake
- High speed movement
- Elytra gliding tilt
- End and void drift
- Cold weather slowdown
- Vehicle and riding movements
HUD tint :
- Water and lava
- Nether
- End
- Void / Bedrock proximity
- Health and Absorption
- Cold Weather and snow
- Sculk and deep dark
- Portal transition
HUD effects :
- Rain droplets
- Snowflakes
- Desert sand (pairs well with the "particle weather" mod)
- Deepslate and Basalt dust
- Falling leaves
- Chorus leaves
- Mushroom spores
- Sculk lights
- Lava and Nether heat haze
- Water distortion
- Nether portal distortion
- End glitch effects
- Particle physics
The mod is heavily inspired by another mod, Executive which features similar HUD animations in the void.
Another source of inspiration comes from the OLD Roblox DOORS battle (ranked) mode HUD.
Photosensitivity warning, The "End Glitch" and "Nether portal distortion" effects could potentially be dangerous if the gui scale is on 4x, or you are playing on a small resolution.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Unanchored GUI by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Unanchored GUI versions and loaders
Unanchored GUI 1.1.1 - better water droplets
unanchored-gui-1.1.1.jar
13 Oct 2026
Unanchored GUI 1.1.0 - particle biomes and movement
unanchored-gui-1.1.0.jar
12 Oct 2026
unanchored-gui-1.0.0.jar
10 Oct 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.