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Head-to-head · Minecraft Minimap Mods

Xaero's Minimap vs VoxelMap

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Xaero's Minimap #1 in Minecraft Minimap Mods 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Try Xaero's Minimap
VoxelMap #2 in Minecraft Minimap Mods 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit VoxelMap

Xaero's Minimap leads on 0 checks, VoxelMap on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreXaero's Minimap · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth

Xaero's Minimap scores higher on our rubric for minecraft minimap mods: 9.4 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Xaero's Minimap is the better fit for full-featured minimap users. VoxelMap is the better fit for broad-version minimap coverage.

  • Xaero's Minimap fits best

    Full-featured minimap users

  • VoxelMap fits best

    Broad-version minimap coverage

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Side by side

Feature Xaero's Minimap 9.4/10 Visit ↗ VoxelMap 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.2
Ranking #1 in Minecraft Minimap Mods #2 in Minecraft Minimap Mods
Best for Full-featured minimap users Broad-version minimap coverage
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Support Docs Community
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Xaero's Minimap 3/3 · VoxelMap 3/3
Waypoints ✓ ✓
Entity radar ✓ ✓
Cave mapping ✓ ✓
Specs
Supported mod loaders Forge, Quilt, Fabric Fabric, Forge, NeoForge
Supported game versions 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.18.2, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.15.2 26.3, 26.2, 26.1.x, 1.21.x, 1.20.x, 1.19.x, 1.18.x, 1.17.1
Map shape options Configurable Not checked yet
Minecraft edition Java Java
Our review
Pros
  • Displays terrain, players, mobs, items, and other entities
  • Supports waypoints, optional teleportation, and underground cave mode
  • Works with Forge, Quilt, and Fabric on listed Java versions
  • Supports Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge across many Minecraft versions
  • Combines minimap, fullscreen maps, cave view, and automatic deathpoints
  • Adds waypoints, entity radar, biome overlays, and slime-chunk overlays
Cons
  • Optional server installation is needed for additional world-identification features
  • Teleportation is optional rather than a core waypoint capability
  • The mod is not open source
  • Supports Minecraft Java Edition rather than other platform editions
  • Client-side design may require server-side configuration for restrictions
  • No AI features or open-source availability
Our verdict

Xaero's Minimap is a client-side Minecraft Java mod that places a nearby-terrain map in a screen corner. It is aimed at players who want more than basic navigation: the overlay can show players, mobs, items, and other entities, while…

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VoxelMap is a client-side minimap and world-map mod for Minecraft Java Edition. It is aimed at players who want more than a small navigation display, with a compact minimap, a fullscreen map of explored areas, player-created waypoints,…

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  1. Xaero's MinimapMinecraft Minimap Mods 9.4Free plan
  2. VoxelMapMinecraft Minimap Mods 9.2Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Xaero's Minimap — where it wins

    • Displays terrain, players, mobs, items, and other entities
    • Supports waypoints, optional teleportation, and underground cave mode
    • Works with Forge, Quilt, and Fabric on listed Java versions

    Where it doesn't

    • Optional server installation is needed for additional world-identification features
    • Teleportation is optional rather than a core waypoint capability
    • The mod is not open source

  • VoxelMap — where it wins

    • Supports Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge across many Minecraft versions
    • Combines minimap, fullscreen maps, cave view, and automatic deathpoints
    • Adds waypoints, entity radar, biome overlays, and slime-chunk overlays

    Where it doesn't

    • Supports Minecraft Java Edition rather than other platform editions
    • Client-side design may require server-side configuration for restrictions
    • No AI features or open-source availability

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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