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.
