afkmon
by Earu
With afkmon, players and friends can see at a glance who has stepped away from the keyboard, whether by stopping movement, tabbing out or letting the game time out.
What it does
afkmon detects three states for each player: idle, tabbed out and timing out. A player counts as AFK when the cursor has not moved for over 90 seconds, as tabbed out when the game window has lost focus, and as timing out when the game has not responded for more than 5 seconds. Each state is shown to the other players, so friends can tell whether someone is still around before they wait for a reply.
Visuals appear over the player's name and on screen: rings show the state, and a timer on the AFK player's own screen shows how long they have been away. When a player changes state, a notification appears in chat for everyone. The mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it requires Fabric API on Fabric, Fabric Language Kotlin on Fabric, and Kotlin for Forge on Forge. afkmon is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with source code published and files for 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.11.
Key features
Idle detection
A player is marked AFK after the cursor has stayed still for more than 90 seconds.
Tabbed-out detection
Switching away from the game window marks the player as tabbed out, separate from being idle.
Timing-out detection
If the game stops responding for more than 5 seconds, the player is shown as timing out.
Status rings and timer
Rings show each player's state, and the AFK player's screen displays how long they have been away.
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 2
Use cases
Group play on a shared server
Friends playing together can see who is away from the keyboard and avoid waiting on someone who has stepped out.
Questions
Does afkmon need Fabric API on Fabric?
Does the server need afkmon installed?
Which game versions does afkmon support?
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What the author says
This mod adds AFK, tabbed out and crashing detection and displays it around you and your friends with rings. Rings will show: - AFK, if the player hasnt moved, or moved their cursor in over 90s. - Tabbed out, if the player is tabbed out from the game. - Timing out, if their game hasnt responded in over 5s.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/afkmon
- Owner
- Earu
- Published
- 2026-08-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15