FauxPlayers
by cev-api
FauxPlayers adds display-only player entries to the Minecraft server list and player list, so the list can show more names than there are connected players.
What it does
The mod is a Fabric server mod that also runs as a Paper plugin, with one Paper JAR covering the Paper builds. Its fake entries exist only on the receiving client: the server sends player-info packets for the fake names, while real players keep their normal entries. Other players see a fake entry in the same way they see a normal one.
Server status responses can be changed as well. FauxPlayers can report a configured player count, sample names and capacity, so the server list reflects the values set in its configuration. Upstream data can be relayed from another server over HTTP, which lets a server show the status of a different server. Fake player conversations powered by an OpenAI compatible API are available as an optional part of the setup.
Files cover Minecraft 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric, 17 release versions in total. Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. The code is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. Public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker. The first build was published on 2026-09-03 and the latest Fabric file, 1.0.4 for 26.3, on 2026-10-12.
Key features
Fake player entries
Display-only entries for player names are added to the player list, with skins, heads, game mode and ping bars.
Simulated ping
The displayed latency is generated on a configured interval, and both the ping bars and the TAB ping value update together.
TAB score display
A TAB score can be shown for each fake entry through a player-list objective, enabled in the configuration with playerlist-objective set to true.
Server status control
The player count, sample names and login capacity in server status responses can be set separately from the real values.
Upstream relay
Status data can be taken from another server over HTTP, so the server list shows values from a remote source.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
PingTag is a client-side only Fabric mod under Apache License 2.0, covering 1.21.8 – 26.1.2, so it runs on a player's client alone. SimpleMultiplayerPing is client-side only, works on Fabric for 1.21 – 26.3, and is not open source. NVPlayerHeads TAB is client and server on Fabric for 1.21.5 – 26.2 and is also not open source, so every player on a server that runs it needs it too. FauxPlayers differs from all three in being server-side only and open source under GPL-3.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FauxPlayers | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-12 |
| PingTag | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-14 |
| SimpleMultiplayerPing | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-06 |
| NVPlayerHeads TAB | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-18 |
Questions
Does a player need FauxPlayers installed?
Can FauxPlayers run on Paper?
Which game versions does FauxPlayers support?
In the catalog
FauxPlayers is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
FauxPlayers adds display-only player entries to Minecraft. A fake player is a client display entry. It is not a connected player.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fauxplayers
- Owner
- cev-api
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15