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Nickname Manager

Nickname Manager

Hides player nametags and shows them only when you look at a player or right-click them. Works client-only or with server.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.1

Platforms

Supported environments

Client-side
Server-side
Client and server

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Licensed MIT
Published 7 hours ago
Updated last month

Nickname Manager

Hides vanilla player nametags and replaces them with a custom system. You see a player's name only when you look at them or right-click them.

How it works

The mod hides all player nametags by default. When you look at another player (or right-click them, depending on the mode), their name appears on your HUD — either under the crosshair or above the hotbar.

Admins can set custom styles per player: color, bold, italic, prefix, suffix, and other formatting. Styles support hex colors and MiniMessage-like tags.

Modes

The mod can run in two ways:

  • Client-only — install only on the client. No server mod needed. You configure everything locally with /nickclient commands.
  • Server + Client — install on both. The server controls all settings and syncs them to players on join. Client settings are overridden. Server admins use /nickmanager commands.

If the server has the mod but a player doesn't — the player can still join, they just see vanilla nametags.

Features

  • Hide all player nametags
  • Show names on look-at or right-click
  • Two display modes: under crosshair (ON_ENTITY) or above hotbar (ACTIONBAR)
  • Configurable look-at distance (1–64 blocks)
  • Per-player styles: color, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, obfuscated, prefix, suffix
  • MiniMessage-like formatting in prefixes/suffixes (e.g. <gold>[Admin]</gold>)
  • Legacy & color codes supported
  • Player exclusion list (hide specific players' names permanently)
  • Invisible players' names are not shown
  • Players wearing carved pumpkins get obfuscated names
  • Simple Voice Chat compatibility — shows SVC voice icons next to names
  • API for other mods (events, style access, config queries)

Commands

Client-only mode (/nickclient):

  • /nickclient toggle — enable/disable
  • /nickclient mode <ON_ENTITY|ACTIONBAR> — display mode
  • /nickclient trigger <LOOK_AT|RIGHT_CLICK> — trigger mode
  • /nickclient distance <1-64> — look-at distance
  • /nickclient status — show current settings
  • /nickclient reload — reload config from file

Server mode (/nickmanager, requires OP 2):

  • /nickmanager toggle — enable/disable
  • /nickmanager mode / trigger / distance — same as above
  • /nickmanager reload — reload server config
  • /nickmanager exclude add/remove/list <player> — manage exclusion list
  • /nickmanager style <player> <property> <value> — set player style
  • /nickmanager status — show server config