RealClockHUD

Displays the real-life system time as a HUD overlay in Minecraft.

Features

• Real-life clock displayed as an in-game HUD overlay
• 12-hour and 24-hour format toggle
• Optional seconds display
• Real-life date display (e.g. Jun 28, 2026)
• In-game time display (e.g. Day 42 - 6:30am)
• Session timer showing how long you've been playing (e.g. Session: 1h 23m)
• Configurable corner positioning (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right)
• X/Y offset for fine-tuned placement
• Custom text color (hex)
• Optional background box
• Optional text shadow
• Keybind to toggle visibility (default: K, rebindable in Controls)
• /realclock commands for all settings
• Self-healing config - invalid or missing values are corrected and re-saved automatically
• Hides during F1/F3 and screenshots
• Updated for 26.2

Settings/Commands

All settings are stored in .minecraft/config/realclock.json and can be edited manually. The config is self-healing - any invalid values will be reset to defaults automatically on next launch.

You can also change any setting using the /realclock command - no need to edit the config file directly. Changes take effect immediately and are saved automatically.

The clock can also be toggled with the K keybind (rebindable in Options > Controls).

Setting Command Default Description 24h /realclock 24h true false Use 24hr time format instead of 12hr background /realclock background true true Show a dark box behind the clock color /realclock color #FF0000 #FFFFFF Text color as a hex value corner /realclock corner top-left top-right Clock position - top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right date /realclock date true false Show the real-life date below the clock gametime /realclock gametime true false Show the in-game day and time of day offsetx /realclock offsetx 8 4 Horizontal nudge in pixels from the corner offsety /realclock offsety 8 4 Vertical nudge in pixels from the corner scale /realclock scale 1.5 1.0 Text scale - 1.0 is normal, 2.0 is double size seconds /realclock seconds true false Show seconds alongside the time sessiontimer /realclock sessiontimer true false Show how long you've been in the current session shadow /realclock shadow true true Render a drop shadow behind the text toggle /realclock toggle true Whether the clock is currently visible

Configuration

Config file is created automatically at .minecraft/config/realclock.json on first launch.

{ "visible": true, "corner": "TOP_RIGHT", "use24Hour": false, "showSeconds": false, "color": 16777215, "scale": 1.0, "showDate": false, "showGameTime": false, "showSessionTimer": false, "showBackground": true, "textShadow": true, "offsetX": 4, "offsetY": 4 }

color is stored as a decimal integer. 16777215 = #FFFFFF (white).