Standby
by hool6
Standby lets a player leave a statue behind in the world while they step into another persona, and return to their real identity at any time.
What it does
A player registers a persona, then switches between personas at will. The previous persona stays standing where it was left, as a player statue, and can be reached again later. When a player switches back to a persona, they are teleported to the spot where that persona last stood. Standby needs Fabric API, Player Armor Stands and SkinShifter, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, across 17 release versions 1.21 – 26.3, and the code is under the MIT License, though it is not open source.
Key features
Persona switching
Players can swap between registered personas, and the skin changes with each one.
Statues left in place
A persona that is switched away from remains as a statue at its last position, ready to return to.
Real identity kept
Switching back to the original identity always brings the player back to their own avatar.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions 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 3
How it compares
Alive is a Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. FauxPlayers is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and runs on the server alone, so players need nothing installed; it covers 1.21 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standby | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Alive | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-11 |
| FauxPlayers | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Standby need?
In the catalog
Standby 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
Switch between personas and leave an avatar waiting at each one's last location. When you swap, your previous persona stays standing exactly where you left — ready for you to return. Register a persona with /standby new. When you switch to it, your skin changes and you're teleported to where that persona last stood…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/standby
- Owner
- hool6
- Published
- 2026-03-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15