
Tab Friends
Never lose track of your friends on busy servers - Tab Friends brings them to the top of the player list with eye-catching visual highlights and customizable colors!
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About this Mod
Tab Friends
A client-side mod for Minecraft that allows you to add players to a friends list. Friends are displayed first in the server player list.
Features
- Adding players to friends list via command
- Automatic sorting of player list: friends are always displayed first
- Visual highlighting of friends:
- Colored background in player list
- Customizable color and transparency through GUI
- Saving friends list between sessions
- Simple friends list management
- Integration with Mod Menu for convenient configuration through the game interface
Commands
All commands start with /tabfriend:
/tabfriend add <player>- add a player to the friends list/tabfriend remove <player>- remove a player from the friends list/tabfriend list- show the list of all added friends/tabfriend clear- clear the entire friends list/tabfriend- show command help
Visual Display Configuration
The background color for friends can be configured through Mod Menu:
- Install the Mod Menu mod (optional but recommended)
- In the game main menu, open "Mods"
- Find "Tab Friends" in the list and click the settings icon
- Available settings:
- Red, Green, Blue - color components (0-255)
- Transparency - background transparency level (0 = fully transparent, 255 = fully opaque)
- Color Preview - ARGB color palette for quick selection
Default: dark green color with 50% transparency (0x80008800)
Settings are automatically saved to the config/tab-friends-config.json file
Available Versions
How to Install Tab Friends on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tab Friends". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Tab Friends 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Tab Friends compatible with fabric?
Tab Friends officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Tab Friends – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tab Friends 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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