PlayerHider
PlayerHider is a Fabric client mod that removes chosen players from the view of the local game, including their models, chat lines, tab list entries and scoreboard rows.
What it does
Once installed, the mod hides players on the client to nearly every extent the game allows. A hidden player's model is not drawn, messages from a blocked username are not shown in chat, and the tab list and scoreboard stop listing that player. Items whose name contains a player's name can be displayed with the player name replaced, so the name does not appear on screen.
The mod runs only on the client, so a player can use it on a single-player world or on any multiplayer server without the server owner installing anything. Hiding a player affects only what the local game displays and changes nothing on the server side. Files are published for Fabric only, for game versions 1.20 – 1.20.4, and Fabric API is required.
Installation means placing the mod file in the mods folder next to Fabric API. The project has a public source code repository and an issue tracker, and the code is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Hiding player models
A blocked player's model is not rendered in the local game, so the character does not appear in the world.
Filtering chat by username
Chat lines from a blocked username are removed from the chat window on the client.
Clearing the tab list and scoreboard
Hidden players are dropped from the tab list and from scoreboard entries shown to the local player.
Replacing names on items
Items that carry a player's name in their display name have that name replaced, which keeps it off the screen.
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 1
How it compares
Meeps is a Fabric client mod for 1.20.4, released under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers a single game version. UnhideChat is also a Fabric client mod, open source under the MIT License, and it works 1.20 – 1.20.6, which covers the range of PlayerHider and one version beyond it. MuteIt is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.6 – 1.21.8, released under the Apache License 2.0, so it targets newer game versions than PlayerHider does.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayerHider | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-05-15 |
| UnhideChat | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2024-07-06 |
| MuteIt | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-01 |
Questions
Does PlayerHider need Fabric API?
Does the server need PlayerHider?
Which game versions does PlayerHider support?
Does hiding a player stop them from playing?
In the catalog
PlayerHider is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
This mod removes players from the game, in every way possible. This includes: - Rendering - Chat messages with their name in it - Tab list - Scoreboard - Nametags - Any items with their name in it, their name will be replaced with "player" - And probably any other way you can think of
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/playerhider
- Owner
- PhoenixOrigin
- Published
- 2024-03-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15