Better Friends List
by Astyll
Better Friends List gives the friends screen pinning, favoriting, nicknames and full skin previews, so players can sort their friends with less effort.
What it does
Pinning and favoriting move chosen friends to the top of the list, which gives a clearer overview of the people a player plays with most. Nicknames can be assigned to friends, and a search field filters the list by name. Hovering over a friend can show their full skin, a view that the standard friends list does not offer.
The mod is client-side only, so only the player's game needs it and servers run without it. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only, across 26.2 and 26.3, with 0.2.2 for 26.3 as the latest file. It is released under the MIT License and is open source. The project is still in beta, and the author notes that the skin preview can show inside out when Iris shaders are enabled, a bug expected to be fixed later.
Key features
Pinned and favorite friends
Favorited friends are pinned to the top of the list, so frequent contacts stay visible.
Friend nicknames
Each friend can be given a nickname that appears in the list in place of their account name.
Full skin view
A friend's full skin can be viewed from the list, including a 3D preview.
Search the friends list
A search field narrows the list to matching friends, which helps on long lists.
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
Long friend lists
Players with many contacts can pin the people they play with most and filter the rest by name.
Keeping track of a group
Nicknames make it easier to tell apart friends who share similar account names.
Who it’s for: Players who keep a large friends list on Fabric and want to organize it directly in the game. The mod is client-side only and needs no installation on the server.
How it compares
QuickSettings is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is a settings-menu mod for 26.1.2 rather than a friends list tool. Nickname - ニックネーム is different in scope: it works on Fabric and NeoForge across 26.1.2 – 26.2, and is released under All rights reserved. Skin Preview is client-side only and shows skins, with files for 26.2 and no open-source license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Friends List | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| QuickSettings | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-03 |
| Nickname - ニックネーム | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-05 |
| Skin Preview | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-04 |
Questions
Does Better Friends List need Fabric API?
Does the server need Better Friends List?
Why does the skin preview look wrong with Iris shaders?
In the catalog
Better Friends List is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
The Friends List isn't really good enough, so this mod fixes it by adding some new features like pinning (favoriting) friends and giving friends a nickname. With Better Friends List you can favorite your friends wich pins them to the top of your friends list and give them a nickname in the new friends tab menu.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-friends-list
- Owner
- Astyll
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15