Tab Cleanup
by ElmerLion
Tab Cleanup is a Fabric client mod that trims the multiplayer tab list by hiding ranks, bracketed tags, extra words, emojis and icons, and duplicate decorations.
What it does
Tab Cleanup works only on the client and changes how the tab player list is shown on screen, so the server keeps its own tab list and players on other clients see it unchanged. Players who find the list crowded with prefixes and suffixes can strip out the parts they do not care about and keep the rest.
Settings can be adjusted in a customizable screen with a live preview that shows the effect before it is applied. Built-in presets cover common cases, and settings are kept per server, so each multiplayer server can have its own cleanup. The mod is published for Fabric only, with one build for 26.1.2.
Installation needs only Fabric on the client. The server does not need to run anything, and joining a server without the mod still works. The latest file is 0.1.1+26.1.2 on the beta channel, released 2026-07-03, and the code is covered by the MIT License but the project is not open source.
Key features
Hide common tab clutter
Ranks, bracketed tags, extra words, emojis and icons can each be hidden from the tab player list.
Remove duplicate decorations
Repeated decorations on a player name are reduced, keeping only the parts the player chooses to see.
Live preview screen
A settings screen shows how the tab list will look as options change, before they are saved.
Per-server settings
Cleanup options are stored for each multiplayer server, so one server's layout does not affect another.
Built-in presets
Ready-made presets apply common combinations of hidden elements in one step.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Busy public servers
On servers where many players carry ranks, tags and emojis, the list can be reduced to names alone.
Who it’s for: Players who join crowded multiplayer servers and want a shorter tab list on their own screen. Server owners do not need it, since the mod changes only the local display.
How it compares
Emoji Chat is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.2 under All rights reserved and is not open source; it adds emoji to chat rather than trimming the tab list. Status Mod is a server-side only Fabric mod for 26.1.2 under the MIT License and is not open source, so it runs on the server and players need nothing. ChatMoji is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.2 released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is open source, covering emoji in chat instead of the tab list.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tab Cleanup | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-03 |
| Emoji Chat | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-24 |
| Status Mod | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| ChatMoji | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-12 |
Questions
Does Tab Cleanup need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does Tab Cleanup support?
Are the cleanup settings shared between servers?
In the catalog
Tab Cleanup is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Tab Cleanup is a client-side Fabric mod that cleans up the multiplayer tab list without changing anything on the server. It lets you hide common tab clutter like ranks, bracketed tags, extra words, emojis/icons, and duplicate decorations, while keeping the parts you care about.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/clean-tab
- Owner
- ElmerLion
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15