Parental Controls
by sylvxa
Parental Controls gives server owners a per-player playtime limit that kicks a player once their allowed time for the day runs out.
What it does
The Fabric mod runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. Each player gets a configurable time limit, and when it is used up the player is disconnected with a message the server owner can change. The timer counts real elapsed time, so lag spikes on the server tick do not count toward the limit.
The daily allowance resets at midnight. Fabric API is required and must be installed next to Parental Controls on the server. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the code is released under the MIT License, so the mod is open source. Game versions covered run 1.20.1 – 26.2 across 14 release versions, and the latest Fabric file, 1.1.1, is built for 26.2.
Key features
Per-player time limit
Each player on the server gets an individual amount of playtime that the server owner configures.
Configurable kick message
The text shown to a player who runs out of time can be changed in the config, so the wording suits the server.
Lag-tolerant timer
The timer is based on elapsed time rather than game ticks, so server lag spikes do not consume the allowance.
Midnight reset
The used time clears at midnight, starting a fresh allowance each day.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version 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
Use cases
Family servers
A household running a Minecraft server can cap how long each child plays per day without manual kicks.
Community servers
Server owners who want set play schedules for their members can use the per-player timer as a fixed daily limit.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to limit daily playtime for individual players on a Fabric server. Players only need to join the server, since the mod is installed on the server side alone.
Questions
Does Parental Controls need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Parental Controls?
When does the daily time limit reset?
In the catalog
Parental Controls is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Adds a server-side per-player time limit. The default time limit is 8 hours (480 minutes), but this along with some other settings can be changed in the config/parentalcontrols.json file. This can be reloaded on the fly with the /parental reload command. As a player, you can query your time remaining with the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/parentalcontrols
- Owner
- sylvxa
- Published
- 2025-01-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15