Even in the Minecraft 1.21 vanilla version, you do not get a minimap that shows where you are going. In most games, a minimap is massively helpful for you to get around the in-game world.

7 amazing Minecraft minimap mods to check out 1) Xaero's Minimap Players can use Xaero's Minimap mod to make their map easier to read (Image via CurseForge) ...

Our handy guide to installing Minecraft Forge for versions 1.18 to 1.20 to manage your mods and how to use the Minecraft Forge mod installer.