Better Player List

Better Player List

Various Minecraft player list enhancements, such as numeric ping instead of connection bars.

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Screenshots

Options Screen
Full Size Player Latency
Compact Player Latency

About this Mod

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Various Minecraft player list enhancements, such as numeric ping instead of connection bars.

Features

This mod allows you to:

  • Replace the default connection bars with the exact latency each player has
  • Change between hold/toggle for the Player List keybind
  • Disable server headers and footers
  • Disable player heads
  • Force player heads on offline mode servers

Supported loaders

BetterPlayerList works on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge.

Requirements

The requirements vary depending on your platform.

Fabric and Quilt

On Fabric and Quilt, you'll need:

  • Fabric API
  • Mod Menu
    • Technically optional, but it is required to access the settings screen.

NeoForge

You do not need any additional dependencies on NeoForge.

Building

To build the mod, you'll need:

  • Git
  • JDK 25

Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/azurejelly/better-player-list
$ cd better-player-list/

And run:

$ ./gradlew build

Distributable JARs will be available under build/libs/.

Credits

In some ways, this mod is inspired by Perspective Enhancements. You should check it out.

Available Versions

1.2.1+26.1.2release
MC 26.1.2neoforge
April 26, 2026
1.2.1+26.1.2release
MC 26.1.2fabric, quilt
April 26, 2026
1.2.0+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric, quilt
March 26, 2026
1.2.0+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2neoforge
March 26, 2026
1.1.0+1.21.11release
MC 1.21.11neoforge
January 2, 2026

How to Install Better Player List on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Player List". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+11 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Player List server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Player List compatible with fabric and neoforge and quilt?

Better Player List officially supports fabric, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Player List – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Player List consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.126.1-pre-326.1-snapshot-726.1-snapshot-61.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.8+4 more