AppleSkin
CayMac · Native mod
1:1 Minecraft Java parity food value preview & saturation HUD overlay.
AppleSkin — Horizon mod
AppleSkin for Horizon: see your saturation, exhaustion and what the food in your hand will restore, right on the hunger bar.
Vanilla hides saturation from you, which is why a full hunger bar can suddenly start dropping. On Java, AppleSkin is the usual fix. This is a Horizon port of squeek502's original, rebuilt by sillysoufi as a native mod. It's for survival players, especially in hardcore or on long trips, where choosing between steak and bread actually matters.
What it shows
- Saturation: drawn as food icons over the hunger bar.
- Exhaustion: a thin strip showing how close the next hunger point is to going.
- Held food preview: how much hunger and saturation the item in your hand would give back.
- Animation: fade in, pulse, or both (default).
Every part has its own switch in Options > Mods > AppleSkin.
Compatibility and install
Native mod for Minecraft 26.3, latest version 0.1.3, signed by its author. Install it on your instance's Mods page in the launcher, then hit Build in the "Native build of …" row. The first native build fetches Rust and takes 20–30 minutes and a few GB; later ones take a few minutes.
Limitations
It's young: several patches landed within a week, including an animation fix and a fix for an issue on the horizon-mods tracker. The registry's one-line summary mentions health, but the feature list only covers hunger and saturation, so that's what to expect. The port is MIT; the original AppleSkin copyright and licence notices are in the LICENSE file in its source. Like any native mod it isn't sandboxed, so glance at the source first.
Updated:
Versions
| Version | Date | Minecraft | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.3 | 5 November 2026 | 26.3 | Fix for https://github.com/horizon rust/horizon mods/issues/289 |
| 0.1.2 | 2 November 2026 | 26.3 | animation fix |
| 0.1.1 | 31 October 2026 | 26.3 | dumped to 0.1.1 added icon |
| 1.0.0 | 30 October 2026 | 26.3 | First release. AppleSkin for Horizon as a native mod: saturation, exhaustion and the food in your hand, drawn over the food bar. |
How to install
Find the mod in the launcher
Open the Horizon launcher, pick an instance on the left and go to its Mods page. In the Horizon tab, find "AppleSkin" and press Install.
Build the mods
In the Native build of … row press Build and confirm you trust these mods. The first build downloads Rust and takes 20–30 minutes and a few GB of disk; later builds take a couple of minutes.
Play
Play that instance — your other instances never run the mod. Turn it on and configure it in game under Options → Mods.
FAQ
Can I use the Fabric or Forge AppleSkin in Horizon?
No, Java mod jars don't run in Horizon. This is a native Horizon port of squeek502's AppleSkin by sillysoufi.
Can I turn off the pulsing animation?
You can pick fade in, pulse or both (the default), and turn each part of the overlay on or off in Options > Mods > AppleSkin.
What's the thin strip over the food bar?
Exhaustion: how close you are to losing the next hunger point.
How do I install AppleSkin?
From the Horizon launcher: Mods page → find "AppleSkin" → Install. The launcher checks the SHA-256 and the author's signature for you. A native mod is then compiled with the Build button — the first build takes 20–30 minutes. The full steps are in "How to install" above.
Which Minecraft version does AppleSkin support?
The latest version, 0.1.3, targets Minecraft 26.3 on Horizon.
Can I download AppleSkin from this site?
Yes. Its MIT license allows redistribution, so we host the file, and its SHA-256 matches the official registry.
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