Name Scanner
Name Scanner is a lightweight client-side Fabric mod that scans the current server player list and finds short usernames (1–3 characters). Use /scan to…
⬇ Download on ModrinthName Scanner
Name Scanner is a client-side Fabric mod that helps you find short and rare Minecraft usernames currently online.
Use the /scan command to scan the server player list and detect usernames between 1 and 3 characters. Results are displayed directly in chat with a simple progress message.
Features
- 🔎 Scans online players for short usernames
- ⚡ Fast and lightweight
- 💬 Displays results in chat
- 🖥️ Client-side only (no server mod required)
- 🎯 Supports Minecraft 1.21.11
Usage
Join a server and type: /scan
The mod will scan the current player list and show any short names it finds.
Requirements
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API
- Minecraft 1.21.11
- Java 21
Find rare usernames before they're gone.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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.
- Ships as namescanner-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.