LookAtPlayer
by nuriui
LookAtPlayer turns the player's head toward a nearby player who has gone AFK, so the crosshair stays where it was.
What it does
When a nearby player is marked as AFK, the client rotates the head of the player to face them. The crosshair remains fixed on the same spot in the world, so the view of the surroundings does not shift. Movement cancels the effect at once: once the player starts moving, the head turn ends and normal control returns.
The mod is a client-side only addition, so only the player who installs it needs it, and servers run without it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker publicly available. It has Fabric files for 23 release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.3, and the latest Fabric file is 26.1.0 for 26.3, published on 2026-03-28. It was first published on 2024-08-29.
Installation needs Fabric API and Cloth Config API alongside the Fabric Loader. The JAR file goes into the mods folder inside the .minecraft directory, and the Fabric Loader installer sets up the chosen Minecraft version.
Key features
Head turns toward AFK players
A nearby player marked as AFK is faced automatically, so the view points at them without manual aiming.
Fixed crosshair
The head turns while the crosshair stays fixed on its current target in the world.
Automatic disable on movement
The head turn stops as soon as the player starts moving, returning control to the player.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Watching an AFK player
A player waiting in a crowd or on a server can keep an eye on a nearby AFK player without leaving their position.
Who it’s for: Players who want to face nearby AFK players on a server or in a shared world, without changing where their crosshair points.
How it compares
Hide AFK from Tab List is open source under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.21.4 – 26.3, and is client-side only, so it changes the tab list rather than the view. AFK Player Timer is also client-side only, with Fabric files for 1.20 – 26.1.2, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. DuskAFK is server-side only, published for 26.2 under the MIT License, so players need nothing installed. LookAtPlayer by contrast is client-side only and open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LookAtPlayer | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
| Hide AFK from Tab List | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| AFK Player Timer | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-21 |
| DuskAFK | Fabric | 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-07 |
Questions
Does LookAtPlayer need Fabric API?
Does the server need LookAtPlayer installed?
Which Minecraft versions does LookAtPlayer support?
Does the head turn stop when the player moves?
In the catalog
LookAtPlayer 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
Your head turns, but your view/crosshair remains fixed.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/lookatplayer
- Owner
- nuriui
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15