Shiny Pings
by joshinyx
Shiny Pings lets a player mark a block, entity or dropped item in the world with a glowing ping that other players can see on their own screens.
What it does
A ping is placed on whatever the player is looking at. Pinged entities receive a glow outline, and a toast resembling an advancement pops up to announce the ping. Pinged dropped items show a card at the top-centre of the screen with the item inside and its live distance, which is useful when an item is out of sight.
The ping spreads to nearby spots, so a single mark can reach mobs that jump between locations. Each ping shows one time per item or mob, and a new ping replaces the previous one once it has faded, so pings do not stack on the screen. The mod works on servers, and it runs with Fabric API installed.
Shiny Pings is client-side only, so players install it and servers do not need it. It is open source under the MIT License and currently has files for 26.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2.
Key features
Entity glow outline
Pinged mobs and entities get a glowing outline, so they stand out against the terrain around them.
Advancement-style toast
A toast in the style of an advancement notification confirms each ping when it is placed.
Dropped item card
Pinged dropped items show a card at the top-centre of the screen with the item and its live distance.
Replacing pings
A new ping takes over once the previous one fades, and the screen does not accumulate stacked pings.
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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
Use cases
Finding dropped items
A player who loses track of a dropped stack can ping it and follow the live distance on the card.
Tracking mobs in groups
Marking one mob spreads the ping to nearby mobs, which helps when a group moves between locations.
Who it’s for: Players who want to mark mobs and dropped items for themselves, including players on servers, since the mod needs no server-side installation.
How it compares
Tab Ping is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.4 – 26.1. Block Ping mod targets 1.21.11 only, runs on client and server, and is open source under the MIT License. GlowUp is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiny Pings | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-11 |
| Tab Ping | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-25 |
| Block Ping mod | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| GlowUp | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Shiny Pings need Fabric API?
Does the server need Shiny Pings installed?
Which game versions does Shiny Pings support?
In the catalog
Shiny Pings is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Both the item card and the mob toast show one at a time: if you ping something else before the previous one fades, it's cut and the new one takes over (they don't stack).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shiny-pings
- Owner
- joshinyx
- Published
- 2026-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15