AFK Marker
by Ginger
AFK Marker shows players who are away from their keyboard with a crescent moon nametag, an icon in the tab list, and a pause icon when they are paused, on NeoForge for 1.21.4.
What it does
A player can mark themselves as AFK by hand, and the server then shows that status to everyone else. Players who are idle for a while are also flagged, so an AFK state does not depend only on a manual switch. The marker appears as a crescent moon above the player's nametag and as an icon beside the name in the tab list, which lets other players see at a glance who is away.
When a player is paused, the moon is replaced by a pause icon until that player returns. The mod is meant for multiplayer servers where owners want to tell active players from idle ones. Server owners install it on the server, and the server requires it. Clients may also install it, but the marker is shown to other players by the server itself.
The mod is published for NeoForge only, with the latest file 21.4.1.0 for 1.21.4, released on 2025-01-26. It needs Kotlin for Forge to run. The code is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and public links exist for the source and the issue tracker.
Key features
Manual AFK marking
A player can switch their own AFK status on, so others know they are away without waiting for an idle timer.
Crescent moon nametag
An AFK player's nametag gets a crescent moon, which stays visible to the other players on the server.
Tab list icon
The AFK icon also appears next to the player's name in the tab list, so the status is visible without looking at the world.
Pause icon
A paused player shows a pause icon instead of the moon, and the normal icon returns when the player comes back.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and staff who want idle players to be visible in the tab list and above nametags. The mod is a server-side marker, so single-player players have no use for it.
How it compares
AFK Guardian is client-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for NeoForge 1.21.1, so it does not run on the server side. Unplugged AFK - NeoForge is a client and server mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and it has to be installed on both sides. Simple AntiAFK is client-side only, released under the MIT License for 1.21.1, and its source is not open.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFK Marker | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-26 |
| AFK Guardian | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-27 |
| Unplugged AFK - NeoForge | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Simple AntiAFK | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-08 |
Questions
Does AFK Marker need Kotlin for Forge?
Does AFK Marker have to be installed on the client?
Which game versions does AFK Marker support?
In the catalog
AFK Marker is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/afk-marker
- Owner
- Ginger
- Published
- 2025-01-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15