Limited AFK
by BorisShoes
Limited AFK is a server-side Fabric mod that tracks how long each player stays inactive and limits the share of playtime spent away from the keyboard.
What it does
The mod watches player activity on the server and marks a player as AFK once no tracked action has happened for a set number of seconds. Server owners set the detection level, from low to high, and the high level asks a suspected player to solve a captcha at a configurable interval. A player can be kicked when AFK time passes a chosen percentage of total playtime, and an optional chat message can announce when someone goes AFK or comes back.
Commands let an administrator check the current configuration, enable or disable the tracker, list which online players are AFK, read a specific player's playtime, and export the console output to the clipboard. Creative and spectator players can be included or excluded from AFK marking. Per-player detection levels can be changed, reset to the default, or queried. Fabric API is required, and the mod is open source under the Open Software License 3.0. It is published for 26.3 and 12 release versions 1.21 – 26.3, with the latest Fabric file dated 2026-09-16.
Key features
Activity-based AFK detection
A player becomes AFK after a configurable number of seconds without a tracked action, measured by the AFK algorithm.
Detection levels
Low, medium and high levels set how much activity counts, and the high level adds a captcha check for suspected players.
Playtime limit
Kick players whose AFK time reaches a chosen percentage of their playtime, so idle accounts do not keep their slots.
Admin commands
Commands show the configuration, list AFK players, report playtime for a player or the whole server, and dump the console.
Chat announcements
An optional message tells the server when a player goes AFK or returns, and can be switched off.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
I'm AFK - A Hypixel Mod is a client-side only Fabric and Quilt mod under the MIT License, for 1.21.11 – 26.3, so it runs on players' own games rather than on the server. AFK Guard is client-side only under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source, for 1.21.11 – 26.3. Playtime Plus is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 26.1.2 – 26.2, which is close to this mod's environment but for a narrower range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited AFK | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| I'm AFK - A Hypixel Mod | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| AFK Guard | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-22 |
| Playtime Plus | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-12 |
Questions
Does Limited AFK need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Limited AFK?
Which versions does Limited AFK support?
In the catalog
Limited AFK is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A fairly straight-forward server-sided mod to limit how much your players can AFK and tracks all players' playtime. Tells the player how much real-time they have played and AFK'd on the server *
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/limited-afk
- Owner
- BorisShoes
- Published
- 2024-06-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15