Sleep Spectator
by Pizzha
Sleep Spectator lets a sleeping player watch other online players while the night passes, instead of staring at the sleep screen.
What it does
While asleep, a player can switch between online players through a simple in-game interface and follow the chosen player from a third-person view. Changing the view does not wake the sleeper, who stays in bed and remains asleep as usual. The observed player receives a small notification that someone is watching, with the watcher's name shown.
The mod is aimed at multiplayer servers where friends wait out the night and want to keep an eye on what each other is doing in real time. It is lightweight and needs only a client and a server build to work together. Installation requires Fabric or NeoForge, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for 1.21.1 and 26.3, with the latest Fabric build 1.0.4-26.3 for 26.3 and the latest NeoForge build 1.0.4 for 1.21.1. The code is under the MIT License and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Spectate sleeping players
Sleeping players can watch other online players during the night, in place of an idle sleep screen.
Switch targets in game
A simple in-game interface lets the sleeper move between online players to watch.
Third-person follow
The selected player is followed from a third-person perspective, and the view changes without interrupting sleep.
Notify the watched player
A player being observed gets a small notification showing the name of the player watching.
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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.
Use cases
Friends on a server at night
Players who wait out the night on a shared server can see what friends are doing in real time.
Who it’s for: Players on multiplayer servers who sleep through the night with others online, and the server owners who run them.
How it compares
Sleeping Messages is server required, with the client optional, and it is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later for 1.21 – 26.3. Better Server Sleep is also server required with the client optional, but it is licensed under the MIT License, not open source, for 1.21.4 – 26.3. Spectator Teleport is different: it runs on Fabric alone for 1.21 – 1.21.3 and is under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Sleep Spectator needs both the client and the server, while those mods only need the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep Spectator | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Sleeping Messages | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-18 |
| Better Server Sleep | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-17 |
| Spectator Teleport | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2024-06-26 |
Questions
Does Sleep Spectator have to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Sleep Spectator support?
Does a sleeping player wake up when watching others?
In the catalog
Sleep Spectator is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Sleep Spectator lets sleeping players spectate other online players while waiting for the night to pass. Instead of staring at the sleeping screen, you can watch what your friends are doing in real time.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sleep-spectator
- Owner
- Pizzha
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15