Idler is a mod that brings its own idle/afk feature. The data is stored in config/idler/last_played.txt and all file modifications are done in a different thread.
These events trigger last played time, file modifications are done by an autosaving schedule, for performance.
- Joining the server
- Moving
- Moving the camera
- Breaking and placing blocks
- Using items
config.yml
{
"idle-timeout": 300,
"start-kick-free-slots": "21"
}
- idle timeout is in seconds
- the "start-kick-free-slots" is the number of free slots where the mod starts kicking players
Permissions
idler.afk- Allows the user to go AFK
Commands
afk- Toggles the user's AFK status. It won't kick users until the idle timeout is reached.
The tablist names will also turn to gray when afk
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 idler-neoforge-1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 184 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.