KeepExperience
Players who die on a Fabric server with KeepExperience keep the experience points they had gathered, so a death does not reset their progress.
What it does
On death, the experience points a player has collected are saved, and the player receives them back on respawn. Progress continues from where it stopped rather than restarting at zero, which is the core behaviour of the mod.
KeepExperience is a server-side only mod, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric only, with a single version for 1.20.1, and the files are under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, which means the mod is not open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Automatic experience retention
Experience points are kept through death automatically, with no command or item needed to activate the behaviour.
Multiplayer friendly
The behaviour applies to every player on the server, and it works the same in single-player and on multiplayer servers.
Works out of the box
The configuration works out of the box, so server owners can start using the mod without setting anything up.
Simple integration
The mod is placed in the mods folder with the other Fabric mods on the server, with no complex setup needed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers with harsh deaths
On a survival server where death normally wipes accumulated experience, the mod keeps players from losing that progress each time they die.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run a Fabric 1.20.1 server and want players to keep their experience through death are the main audience for KeepExperience.
How it compares
Keep XP on Death is a server-side only Fabric mod released under CC0 1.0 Universal, with files for 1.19.4 – 1.20.4. Spectator Death covers both sides, uses the MIT License and is published for 1.21. DeadWeight is server-side only, released under CC0 1.0 Universal, and covers 1.20.5 – 26.1.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeepExperience | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-27 |
| Keep XP on Death | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-02-08 |
| Spectator Death | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2026-07-25 |
| DeadWeight | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-17 |
Questions
Does KeepExperience need Fabric API?
Does a player need the mod installed?
Which version does KeepExperience support?
In the catalog
KeepExperience is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/keepexperience
- Owner
- freegamerhd12
- Published
- 2024-08-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15