Friend Marker
by cactoz
Friend Marker lets a player tag friends in multiplayer with a colored F label above their name and a tinted netherite chestplate, so they stand out in a crowd.
What it does
A client-side Fabric mod that marks players on the friends list. Each friend gets an F prefix on their nametag in a chosen color, and a chestplate rendered in the same tint, which helps allies stand out during PvP. Both visuals are purely cosmetic and confer no gameplay advantage.
Colors, nametag visibility and chestplate display can be adjusted in-game, and the friends list is kept in the Fabric config directory on the local machine. Friend add, friend remove and friend clear commands manage the list, and they only need operator permissions where a server restricts commands. The mod works without any server installed, so it changes nothing on the server side and servers do not need to run it.
Friend Marker requires Fabric API and is released for Minecraft 26.2 only, with Fabric Loader 0.19.3 or newer. It is published as open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are publicly available.
Key features
Colored F nametag
Friends have an F tag placed before their name, tinted with a color the player picks, so allies read clearly at a distance.
Tinted chestplate
A netherite chestplate is rendered in the friend's color, giving an additional visual marker that other effects do not change.
Friend commands
Commands add, remove and clear friends from the list, with configurable colors and toggles available in-game.
Local friends list
The list is stored in the Fabric config directory on the player's machine, so it stays private to that installation.
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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
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run Fabric on Minecraft 26.2 and want a cosmetic way to mark friends on multiplayer servers, mainly for PvP play.
How it compares
Online Friends is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.4, released under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source. Logout Spots is also client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with builds for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11. BlueMap Advanced Marker is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.18.2 – 1.19.3, so it adds markers to a map rather than to players in a fight. Friend Marker is client-side only and built for 26.2 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Marker | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-15 |
| Online Friends | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-09-07 |
| Logout Spots | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-04 |
| BlueMap Advanced Marker | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 1.19.3 | Server-side only | 2022-11-13 |
Questions
Does Friend Marker need to be installed on the server?
What does Friend Marker require?
Are the friend commands restricted on servers?
In the catalog
Friend Marker is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A client-side Fabric mod that helps you spot your friends in PvP by marking them with a colored [F] tag and a tinted cosmetic chestplate.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/friend-marker
- Owner
- cactoz
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15