Near Player
by CardeJIbka
Near Player is a client-side Fabric HUD mod that shows nearby players with their equipment icons and direction arrows.
What it does
Near Player lists the players close to the viewer, showing each one's name, distance in blocks, and icons for the hand, off-hand and armor slots, along with arrows that point toward them. Only the client needs it, so players can join servers without installing anything on the server side. Builds cover 1.21 – 1.21.11 across 12 release versions, with 1.0.1 for 1.21.11 as the latest Fabric file, released under the MIT License as open source.
Key features
Nearby player list
Shows the name and distance in blocks of each player close to the viewer, within a configurable radius.
Equipment display
Shows icons for the hand, off-hand and armor slots of each nearby player, so their gear is visible at a glance.
Direction arrows
Draws arrows on screen that point toward nearby players, and the display can be switched off in settings.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Tnt Arrow Counter is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, released under the BSD 2-Clause License and not open source. ArrowPicked is also client-side on Fabric, covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.4, and is open source under the MIT License. Arrow Helper is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.11 only, with all rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near Player | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-21 |
| Tnt Arrow Counter | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-28 |
| ArrowPicked | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-06-30 |
| Arrow Helper | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-09-01 |
Questions
Does Near Player need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Near Player is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
It displays the name of the nearest player, the distance in blocks, icons of their equipment (armor slots, as well as main hand and off-hand slots), and direction arrows to all nearby players on the screen. You can configure the mod directly in the game by pressing the "H" key (by default). In the settings, you can…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nearplayer
- Owner
- CardeJIbka
- Published
- 2026-02-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15