How do I install Simple Vanish?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Simple Vanish work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Simple Vanish

by Rhythmic · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Paper2 builds
Mod loader Purpur2 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest
Minecraft 1.21–1.21.5

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest
Minecraft 1.21–1.21.5

⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · Paper ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.5 · Paper ⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · Purpur ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.5 · Purpur

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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SimpleVanish

Hide a player to make them appear offline.

Commands

`/vanish` | Toggles vanish mode for a player.

Permission: vanish.command
Aliases: /v, /simplevanish, /hide, /sv

`/fake` | Sends a fake join or leave message

Permission: vanish.command.fake
Arguments:
- Player: /fake <leave|join>
- Console: /fake <leave|join> <player>

`/vanish-reload` | Reloads the plugin configuration and messages.

Permission: vanish.reload
Aliases: /vreload

`/vsettings` | Adjust personal settings for vanish.

Permission: vanish.command
Aliases: /vsettings, /vset, /v-settings
Subcommands:
- attack-entities
  - Can you attack entities while vanished?
- break-blocks
  - Can you break blocks while vanished?
- invulnerability
  - Are you invulnerable while vanished?
- silent-join
  - Will your join message to the server be disabled?
- silent-leave
  - Will your leave message from the server be disabled?
- mobs-target
  - Will mobs target you while you're vanished?
- night-vision
  - Will you get night vision while you're vanished?
- open-container
  - Will you be able to open specific containers that play sounds and an animation while vanished?
- vanish-persist
  - Will vanish persist between relogs
- pick-up-items
  - Will you pick up items while vanished?
- notifications
  - Will you get notified about other people vanishing, logging in silently, leaving silently

Permissions

View Permissions

Permission	What it do
`vanish.view`	See other vanished players while they are vanished.
`vanish.view.messages`	See messages when other players vanish or log in silently.
`vanish.view.tablist`	See vanished members in the tablist.
`vanish.view.vanished`	Vanished users are not hidden from you.

Command Permissions

Permission	What it do
`vanish.command`	Use the `/vanish` command.
`vanish.command.fake`	Use the `/fake leave` and `/fake join` command.

Settings Permissions

Core Settings

Permission	What it do
`vanish.settings`	Access to all vanish settings.
`vanish.settings.core`	Base permission for core vanish toggles.
`vanish.settings.core.persist`	Allows toggling whether vanish persists.
`vanish.settings.core.night-vision`	Grants night vision while vanished.
`vanish.settings.core.silent-join`	Join the server silently.
`vanish.settings.core.silent-leave`	Leave the server silently.

Interaction Settings

Permission	What it do
`vanish.settings.interaction`	Base permission for interaction toggles.
`vanish.settings.interaction.break-blocks`	Toggle breaking blocks while vanished.
`vanish.settings.interaction.open-containers`	Toggle opening containers while vanished.
`vanish.settings.interaction.attack-entities`	Toggle attacking entities while vanished.
`vanish.settings.interaction.pick-up-items`	Toggle picking up items while vanished.
`vanish.settings.interaction.mobs-target`	Toggle whether mobs target while vanished.

Admin Settings

Permission	What it do
`vanish.settings.admin`	Base permission for admin toggles.
`vanish.settings.admin.invulnerable`	Toggle invulnerability while vanished.

Reload Permissions

Permission	What it do
`vanish.reload`	Reload the plugin configuration and messages.

Configuration File

MySQL Configuration

Option Name	Type	What it do
`enabled`	Boolean	Toggle MySQL usage.
`ip`	String	MySQL server address.
`database-name`	String	Database name for vanish data.
`username`	String	MySQL username.
`password`	String	MySQL password.

Chat Settings

Option Name	Type	What it do
`prevent-direct-messages`	Boolean	Blocks vanilla direct messages to vanished players.
`fake-join-on-vanish`	Boolean	Sends a fake join message upon vanishing.
`fake-leave-on-vanish`	Boolean	Sends a fake leave message upon vanishing.
`custom-message`	=-=-=-=	=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
`enabled`	Boolean	Enables custom join/leave messages.
`join`	String	Format for custom join message.
`leave`	String	Format for custom leave message.

Removal Settings

Option Name	Type	What it do
`remove-from.tablist`	Boolean	Removes vanished players from the in-game tab list.
`remove-from.server-list`	Boolean	Removes vanished players from the server list you see before connecting
`remove-from.required-sleeping-players`	Boolean	Excludes vanished players from sleeping calculations.

View Settings

Option Name	Type	What it do
`view.change-tablist`	Boolean	Updates the tablist for viewers with permission. Format is in locale.yml
`view.glow-while-vanished`	Boolean	Adds glow effect to vanished players for those with permission.

Interaction Prevention

Option Name	Type	What it do
`prevent-opening`	Material List	Prevent opening the following containers while vanished

Miscellaneous

Option Name	Type	What it do
`remind-while-vanished`	Boolean	Toggles reminders for vanished players.
`remind-interval-in-seconds`	Boolean	Interval for vanish reminders.

Placeholder API placeholders

If you are using Placeholder API, there are a few placeholders you can use from this plugin:

Placeholder	What it do
`%simplevanish_total-online%`	Total players online on this server, vanished and non-vanished
`%simplevanish_current-vanished%`	Number of players that are currently vanished on this server
`%simplevanish_current-visible%`	Number of visible players that are currently on this server
`%simplevanish_is-vanished%`	Whether this user is currently in vanish mode or not
`%simplevanish_vanished-prefix%`	A prefix that shows the text from `view.placeholder-format` when someone is vanished

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as SimpleVanish-2.1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 311 KB
Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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