Name Changer

The mod replaces a player's visible name in several places at once: chat name labels, nameplates above players, the player list under Tab, the social interactions screen, the scoreboard sidebar, and the MOTD for LAN worlds. Names set with the command are kept for each world, so they survive a reload. A name is set, reset or inspected with the name command, and the command also accepts entity selectors, so it works with both suggestions and direct execution.

Using the name command requires operator permissions, and the subcommands for setting, resetting and inspecting names are limited to operators. Custom names can be entered as plain text with spaces and other special characters. Formatting, such as colors, applies only in chat messages and the player list; most other places display plain text because Minecraft strips it. The mod is useful for roleplay servers and screenshots where a different display name is wanted without changing the account username.

Name Changer needs Balm on Fabric and NeoForge, and Fabric API on Fabric. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Its two config options live in namechanger-common.toml in the config directory, and Cloth Config can edit them. Builds are published for 26.1 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, and the code is open source.