How do I install Sneaky Player Names?

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 Sneaky Player Names work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Sneaky Player Names

by anhgelus · 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 Fabric1 build
Mod loader Quilt1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.5Newest

Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.5 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 · Quilt

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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Sneaky Player Names

A client-side fabric mod hiding player names if they are not in sight, or if they are too far.

It makes the multiplayer experience more immersive by allowing you to sneak up on other players.

Mod Configuration

A sneaky_player_names.properties config file will be automatically generated in the mod config directory.

There are two different options :

hide_player_names : whether to hide out of sight players' names or not (can be true or false). Default : true
max_distance : the furthest you can see a player name (in blocks). A negative distance represents an infinite distance, and 0 will never show names. Default : 30.

If there's an error while reading the config, the mod will use the default values.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
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 sneaky_player_names-1.1.0+1.21.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 780 KB
Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working

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

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