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Minecraft: Java Edition
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🟣 NeoTab – Modern Animated Tablist for Paper & Spigot
NeoTab is a lightweight, modern tablist plugin that turns the Minecraft player list into a clean, animated information display — without bloat, lag, or unnecessary complexity.
Designed for lobbies, SMPs, challenge servers, and networks, NeoTab focuses on performance, stability, and visual clarity, even with high player counts.
✔ Tested on Paper 1.21.11
✨ Core Features 🔮 Animated Tab Header
Customize your server name with smooth, configurable animations:
Rainbow – flowing color cycle across characters
Pulse – soft brightness pulse (purple-focused by default)
Gradient Wave – animated left-to-right color gradients
Static – fixed gradient or single color
All styles are fully configurable via MiniMessage.
📊 Dynamic Tab Footer (Live Stats)
Display real-time server information:
RAM usage (used / total MB + percentage)
Your ping (color-coded):
🟢 < 100 ms
🟡 100–199 ms
🔴 200+ ms
Average server ping
⚡ Performance First
Fully async-safe
Optimized for large servers (100+ players)
No heavy calculations every tick
Optional performance mode for even lower overhead
NeoTab is designed to stay invisible in your timings report.
🎮 In-Game Commands (Instant Apply)
All changes apply live — no restart required.
/tab setname <name> # Set the animated header text /tab style <style> # Change animation style /tab reload # Reload config and messages
Permissions
neotab.admin – setname & style
neotab.reload – reload configs
⚙️ Simple & Powerful Configuration server-name: "gradient:#AA00AA:#BA55D3Challenges Lobby</gradient>" animation-style: "rainbow" # rainbow, pulse, gradient-wave, static update-interval-ticks: 3
custom-colors:
- "#AA00AA"
- "#9932CC"
- "#BA55D3"
ram-format: "<gray>RAM: <purple>{used}/{total}MB ({percent}%)</purple> | Ping: {playerPing}ms | Avg: {avgPing}ms</gray>"
✔ Uses MiniMessage ✔ Safe fallbacks for invalid formatting ✔ Reloadable at runtime
📦 Compatibility & Technical Info
Paper 1.21+ (fully optimized)
Spigot 1.19+ (Adventure required)
Java 21
No dependencies
Open-source
💡 Why NeoTab?
Clean, modern visuals
No performance overhead
Easy setup, easy customization
Actively maintained & bug-fixed
Perfect for servers that want a premium tablist look without bloated plugins.


