Poly+ (PolyPlus)
by Polyfrost
With Poly+, players can host a world for friends from the main menu without port forwarding, and the mod adds OneClient's online features to the game.
What it does
Poly+ is the companion mod for OneClient. The main menu gains a button that replaces Open to LAN, and friends who join need Poly+ as well. Hosts pick the mode of play and decide whether cheats are permitted, invite single friends or a group, and share a resource pack with everyone who joins through the sharepack command. Regular LAN hosting remains available alongside these options.
The social side covers adding friends by username, direct messages, group chats and player blocking, all opened from the Social menu with Shift+P. Cosmetics include headwear, eyewear, handwear, footwear, auras, back and shoulder items, pets on modern versions, and emotes picked from an emote wheel. Typing a shortcode such as :sob: in chat turns it into an emoji, with suggestions and a picker beside the chat box.
Poly+ replaces the title screen with a shortcut to recent servers, a 3D preview of the player, an account switcher and featured servers. Each part can be hidden, or the vanilla menu can be restored. The online features depend on accepting the platform's terms and privacy statement; declining keeps hosting, friends, chat and cosmetics off, and the answer can be changed under Privacy in the Poly+ settings. The mod does not work with two older automation tools or with an outdated waypoint mod.
Key features
Hosting without port forwarding
Worlds can be opened to friends from the main menu through a button that replaces Open to LAN.
Game mode and cheat options
The host sets the mode of play and permits or forbids cheats before friends join.
Friends, messages and groups
Friends can be added by username, with direct messages, group chats and player blocking from the Social menu.
Cosmetics and emotes
Capes, wings, hats, auras, pets on modern versions and an emote wheel are available to players.
Emoji shortcodes
Shortcodes typed in chat become emoji, with suggestions while typing and a picker by the chat box.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.8.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 2
How it compares
LAN Server Options is a Fabric mod for 26.2, licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal and open source, and it needs both the client and server. ScreenshotShare is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under a custom license and not open source. Custom LAN works on Fabric and Quilt for 1.14 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License, and it is open source with a client and server environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poly+ (PolyPlus) | Fabric and Ornithe | 1.8.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| LAN Server Options | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-23 |
| ScreenshotShare | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-07 |
| Custom LAN | Fabric and Quilt | 1.14 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-07-26 |
Questions
Does Poly+ need Fabric API?
Do friends need Poly+ to join a hosted world?
In the catalog
Poly+ (PolyPlus) is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
PolyPlus is the companion mod for OneClient. It adds OneClient's online features to the game. Pick a world from the main menu, or use the button that replaces "Open to LAN", and your friends can join without any port forwarding (they need PolyPlus too).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/polyplus
- Owner
- Polyfrost
- Published
- 2022-09-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
