Nickname Manager
by Azuban
Nickname Manager replaces the vanilla player nametags with a custom system that shows a styled name only when a player looks at another player or right-clicks them.
What it does
By default the mod hides the vanilla player nametags. A name appears when the player looks at another player, shown in the HUD at the crosshair or in the action bar, and the look-at distance can be set anywhere from 1 to 64 blocks.
The mod can be installed on the server alone, on the client alone, or on both sides. When the server runs it, server settings are synced to players as they join and override client settings. When only the client runs it, the player configures everything locally with the nickclient commands. Players who join a server without the mod still see the vanilla nametags. Server admins manage the server side with nickmanager commands.
Nickname Manager requires Architectury API and Fabric API. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 only, and is released under the MIT License; the code is not open source in the sense of a license that is not restricted.
Key features
Hidden nametags
Vanilla player nametags are hidden, and a name shows only when a player looks at another player or right-clicks them.
Two display modes
The name can appear under the crosshair or in the action bar above the hotbar.
Per-player styles
Color, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, obfuscated, prefix and suffix can be set for each player.
Formatting tags
Styles accept hex colors and MiniMessage-like tags for prefixes and suffixes.
Adjustable look-at range
The distance at which a name is shown can be set from 1 to 64 blocks.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
FriendHighlight is a Fabric client mod that is not open source, published for 1.21 – 1.21.11. Who Is It is also client-side only on Fabric, open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and covers 1.21 – 26.3. Custom Nickname is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, but targets 1.21.11 – 26.3 instead.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname Manager | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-08 |
| FriendHighlight | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-25 |
| Who Is It | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Custom Nickname | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Nickname Manager need Architectury API?
Does a player need the mod to join a server that runs it?
Can server admins override client settings?
In the catalog
Nickname Manager is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Hides vanilla player nametags and replaces them with a custom system. You see a player's name only when you look at them or right-click them. The mod hides all player nametags by default. When you look at another player (or right-click them, depending on the mode), their name appears on your HUD — either under the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nickname-manager
- Owner
- Azuban
- Published
- 2026-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15