Better Tablist
by SenNerd
Better Tablist replaces the player list on the server with a customizable tab list, showing animated headers and footers, rank prefixes and player status.
What it does
The tab list is built on the server, so players can join with vanilla clients and need nothing installed. Server owners set the header and footer as animated frames that cycle at a configurable speed, and each player line can show a rank prefix, a suffix and status symbols. Names of players who have been idle past a set timeout appear greyed out under an AFK placeholder.
Players are sorted alphabetically or by rank, using the group weight from LuckPerms or the rank order from FTB Ranks. Live server statistics can appear in the header, including colored TPS, MSPT and CPU readings, with spark providing rolling averages when it is installed. The mod supports NeoForge and Fabric, and the server needs Fabric API on Fabric.
Better Tablist is licensed as All rights reserved and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public. Files for both loaders were first published on 2025-03-16, and the latest file, 1.6 for 1.21.11, dates from 2026-10-06.
Key features
Animated header and footer
Several frames of header and footer text cycle automatically, with the speed set in the configuration.
AFK detection
Idle players are greyed out and show an AFK placeholder after a timeout the server owner configures.
Player status symbols
Each name can carry a dimension marker, a health readout that includes absorption, a ping figure and a game mode indicator.
Performance metrics
Colored TPS, MSPT and CPU values can be displayed, with spark supplying rolling averages and MSPT percentiles.
Hex color support
Six-digit RRGGBB hex colors work alongside standard color codes in names, prefixes and headers.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Origins x FTB Ranks is server-side only, released under the MIT License and built for NeoForge on 1.21.1, so it covers a different loader and version set. TPS Reforged is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server, and it is licensed as All rights reserved; Better Tablist covers more builds instead. Rank System is a server-required mod for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Tablist | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Not published | 2026-10-06 |
| Origins x FTB Ranks | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-30 |
| TPS Reforged | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-20 |
| Rank System | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Better Tablist need Fabric API?
Do players need to install the mod?
Does Better Tablist work with LuckPerms and FTB Ranks?
In the catalog
Better Tablist is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A customizable, server-side tab list with animated headers and footers, rank prefixes, player status, and live server statistics. Supports NeoForge and Fabric for Minecraft 1.21–1.21.11.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-tablist
- Owner
- SenNerd
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15