Tab Player Hider
1.0Hides specific players from the tab list without removing them from the game world
TabPlayerHider
Hides specific players from the tab list without removing them from the game world. Useful for servers running bots: names listed in hidden-players disappear from the tab list but stay fully present in game, with normal collision, visibility and behaviour.
Features
- Removes configured players from every client's tab list on join, using a 1 tick delayed packet
- Hide and show players instantly via command, no relog required
- Bot names are stored in the config and persist across restarts
- Tab completion for
/tabh hidelists online players,/tabh showlists currently hidden names
Configuration
# config.yml
hidden-players:
- "BotName1"
- "BotName2"
Names are case-sensitive and must match the exact Minecraft username.
Permissions
| Permission | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
tabplayerhider.admin | Access to all /tabh commands | op |
Commands
Main command: /tabplayerhide, alias: /tph
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/tph on | Enable hiding, hidden players disappear from the tab list |
/tph off | Disable hiding, all players are visible in the tab list again |
/tph status | Show current state, hidden player count and who is online |
/tph hide <player> | Hide a player from the tab list and save it to the config |
/tph show <player> | Show a player in the tab list again |
/tph list | List all currently hidden player names |
/tph reload | Reload the config and re-apply hiding |
Requirements
| Server | Paper 1.21.x |
| Java | 21+ |
How it works
On every player join the plugin sends a ClientboundPlayerInfoRemovePacket for each hidden player directly to the joining client, one tick after join so it lands after the server's own player-info broadcast. Only the tab list packet is touched, not entity tracking or the scoreboard, so hidden players stay fully visible in the world.
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