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BetterJoinLeave

by MineMark

BetterJoinLeave swaps the vanilla join and leave chat lines for a compact style marked with + symbols, on Fabric for 1.21.4 – 1.21.10.

FabricMIT License1.21.4 – 1.21.10

What it does

The mod replaces the standard messages that announce a player joining or leaving a game with a minimalistic line using + icons. Its aim is a cleaner chat window that reads the same on both sides of a connection. It requires Fabric API, and the files cover 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 as the 1.0 build for 1.21.10 released on 2025-10-31.

Key features

  1. Join and leave lines

    Vanilla join and leave messages are swapped for shorter lines with + symbols in the chat window.

  2. Login and exit messages

    System messages shown at login and exit are replaced, keeping the chat tidy during busy sessions.

  3. Compatible with chat mods

    The changes sit alongside other chat mods, so existing chat setups are kept in place.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.101.0
1.21.91.0
1.21.81.0
1.21.71.0
1.21.61.0
1.21.51.0
1.21.41.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

No Join Leave Messages does a similar job on the server side, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and targets Fabric 1.21 – 1.21.11. Simple Death Messages is a server-side Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
BetterJoinLeaveFabric1.21.4 – 1.21.10Not published2025-10-31
No Join Leave MessagesFabric1.21 – 1.21.11Server-side only2026-01-20
Simple Death MessagesFabric1.21.11Server-side only2026-07-13

Questions

Does BetterJoinLeave need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency and must be installed next to BetterJoinLeave.

Which side does BetterJoinLeave run on?

Only the client needs the mod. It is a client-side mod, so servers run without it.

In the catalog

BetterJoinLeave is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1015,569

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What the author says

This mod replaces the standard Minecraft messages "Player joined the game" and "Player left the game" with stylish minimalistic [+] and [-] symbols in the chat. Replaces the login and exit system messages.
MineMark, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
MineMark
Published
2025-10-15
Updated on Modrinth
2025-10-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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