Better Player List 
Various Minecraft player list enhancements, such as numeric ping instead of connection bars.
Features
This mod allows you to:
- Replace the default connection bars with the exact latency each player has
- Change between hold/toggle for the Player List keybind
- Disable server headers and footers
- Disable player heads
- Force player heads on offline mode servers
Supported loaders
BetterPlayerList works on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge.
Requirements
The requirements vary depending on your platform.
Fabric and Quilt
On Fabric and Quilt, you'll need:
- Fabric API
- Mod Menu
- Technically optional, but it is required to access the settings screen.
NeoForge
You do not need any additional dependencies on NeoForge.
Building
To build the mod, you'll need:
- Git
- JDK 25
Clone the repository:
$ git clone https://github.com/azurejelly/better-player-list
$ cd better-player-list/
And run:
$ ./gradlew build
Distributable JARs will be available under build/libs/.
Credits
In some ways, this mod is inspired by Perspective Enhancements. You should check it out.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 better-player-list-fabric-1.2.2+26.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 28 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.