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Friendlist & P2P Play Backport

by juanmuscaria

Friendlist & P2P Play Backport brings a friends list and play-with-friends feature to earlier Minecraft Java builds, on the client.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 26.1.2

What it does

The client mod reimplements the Mojang-hosted friends list and the P2P-over-WebRTC connection that lets players join a friend's world directly. The P2P part relies on webrtc-java, and the networking code is adapted from the feature as Mojang shipped it. Because Mojang has taken down its P2P services, the friends list works on its own while the peer-to-peer play part will not function until those services return, at which point the author plans an updated build.

The mod is a thin re-implementation that talks to the same services the official feature uses, and the author states that the approach is version independent enough to work across Netty-based Minecraft releases. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the latest builds are 1.1.0, published 2026-05-18. Only the client needs the mod, and it works with a logged-in Minecraft account, since the services are tied to it.

Key features

  1. Friends list

    Adds a friends list screen that shows Mojang-hosted friends for a logged-in account.

  2. WebRTC peer connections

    Uses webrtc-java to set up direct peer-to-peer sessions, adapted from the official feature code.

  3. Play with friends

    Lets a player open a friend's world through the peer connection once Mojang's P2P services are available.

  4. Partial operation

    With Mojang's P2P services offline, only the friends list part works, and joining through P2P will fail.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.1.21.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.101.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.91.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.81.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.71.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.61.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.51.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.41.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.31.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.21.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.21.11.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.211.1.0Not available1.1.0
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Playing on older builds

Players on older game versions who want the friends feature can add it without updating the game.

Testing the feature

Players on earlier versions can test the friends and P2P code before the official release reaches their version.

Who it’s for: Players who use a logged-in Minecraft account and want the friends list on an older game version. The mod is client-side, so server owners do not need to install anything.

Questions

Does Friendlist & P2P Play Backport need to be installed on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

Why does play with friends not work with this mod?

Mojang took down its P2P services, and the mod depends on them for direct play. Only the friends list part works until those services are restored and the author publishes an updated build.

Which loaders and versions are supported?

Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 19 release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, with the latest build 1.1.0 published 2026-05-18.

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What the author says

The mod will be limited to only managing the friends list, while the p2p part won't work. Once mojang brings back p2p this mod will be updated. Quick and dirty client mod that backports the "play with friends" feature Mojang shipped in the 26.2 snapshots. The Mojang-hosted friends list plus P2P-over-WebRTC.
juanmuscaria, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
juanmuscaria
Published
2026-05-14
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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