How do I install PixelMOTD?

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 PixelMOTD work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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PixelMOTD

by camper_crafting · on Modrinth

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📃Custom MOTD for your server

Customize your server description with unlimited HEX colors, and also set your "fake" number of maximum players

⚠️To run this plugin you must also install the ForestCore plugin on your server. Features

HEX Color support
Custom config.yml
Very simple and non-loading plugin
Command for fast-reload configuration - /pmotd reload

Commands

/pmotd reload - reload configuration

Configs

🌈How to create gradient - https://www.birdflop.com/resources/rgb/

config.yml

# PixelMOTD Configuration
# by camper_crafting

# Enable/disable features
features:
  custom-motd: true
  fake-max-players: true

# MOTD settings
motd:
  # You can use HEX colors with #RRGGBB format
  # Example: "&#FF0000Red Text"
  line1: '&#F2C6DEP&#EFC7E0i&#ECC8E3x&#E9C9E5e&#E7CAE7l&#E4CAE9M&#E1CBECO&#DECCEET&#DBCDF0D
    &7| &#5CFAF3Y&#5DEAF4o&#5DDBF5u &#5FBCF6c&#5FACF7a&#609CF8n &#617DF9c&#626DFAo&#625EFBn&#634EFBf&#643FFCi&#642FFDg&#651FFEu&#6510FEr&#6600FFe'
  line2: '&#5CFAF3M&#5DEBF4O&#5DDDF4T&#5ECEF5D &#5FB0F7i&#60A2F7n &#6184F9c&#6176F9o&#6267FAn&#6258FBf&#634AFBi&#643BFCg&#642CFD.&#651DFEy&#650FFEm&#6600FFl'

# Fake max players settings
fake-max-players:
  enabled: true
  # This will only change the displayed number, not the actual server capacity
  max-players: 77

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2
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 PixelMOTD-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 8 KB
Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working

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

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