Team Essentials
by evoluxion
Team Essentials, a Fabric utility mod for Minecraft 1.21.11, lets players form teams with friends and see their teammates on screen.
What it does
Teammates can be added through a request that is sent to another player over the whisper channel, and the recipient accepts or declines it in an in-game screen. Removing a teammate updates both players automatically. Team lists are kept per server, so the same player can be on one team on one server and on a different team on another.
Teammates are outlined with a colored glow that only the viewing client draws, and each player can switch the glow on or off. A player who turns the glow off for teammates will not see it on others either, and the setting is respected by the mod. The mod adds further team tools, including sharing coordinates, SOS alerts and direction arrows, and it is described as an all-in-one teammate mod, meant to keep a squad connected.
Team Essentials is published for Fabric only, with a single build for 1.21.11. Its server-side part is a separate requirement: the whisper request feature needs a server mod, so players on servers that do not run it cannot send team requests. The environment is client-side only for the rest of the features, and the code is licensed under All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Team requests
Players send team requests to each other, and recipients accept or decline them in an in-game interface.
Teammate glow
Teammates are drawn with a colored outline on screen, and each player can choose whether to show it.
Per-server teammate lists
Each server keeps its own list of teammates, so teams can differ from one server to the next.
Synced removal
Removing a teammate updates the lists of both players without a separate step.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who run in a group on multiplayer servers and want to see their squad on screen. Server owners who want the team request feature need to install the matching server mod.
How it compares
Teammates is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later, is client-side only and covers 1.21 – 1.21.8, so it does not target 1.21.11. HisokaTeammates is a client-side mod for 1.21.11 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Hoplite Team Glow is client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and also targets 1.21.11 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Essentials | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-04-13 |
| Teammates | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-11-30 |
| HisokaTeammates | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-02 |
| Hoplite Team Glow | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-11 |
Questions
Does Team Essentials need a server mod?
Which game version does Team Essentials support?
Are teammate lists shared between servers?
In the catalog
Team Essentials is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
The all-in-one teammate mod for Minecraft. Stay connected with your squad on any server.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/teamessential-plus
- Owner
- evoluxion
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15