Nickname Manager

Hides vanilla player nametags and replaces them with a custom system. You see a player's name only when you look at them or right-click them.

How it works

The mod hides all player nametags by default. When you look at another player (or right-click them, depending on the mode), their name appears on your HUD — either under the crosshair or above the hotbar.

Admins can set custom styles per player: color, bold, italic, prefix, suffix, and other formatting. Styles support hex colors and MiniMessage-like tags.

Modes

The mod can run in two ways:

• Client-only — install only on the client. No server mod needed. You configure everything locally with /nickclient commands.
• Server + Client — install on both. The server controls all settings and syncs them to players on join. Client settings are overridden. Server admins use /nickmanager commands.

If the server has the mod but a player doesn't — the player can still join, they just see vanilla nametags.

Features

• Hide all player nametags
• Show names on look-at or right-click
• Two display modes: under crosshair (ON_ENTITY) or above hotbar (ACTIONBAR)
• Configurable look-at distance (1–64 blocks)
• Per-player styles: color, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, obfuscated, prefix, suffix
• MiniMessage-like formatting in prefixes/suffixes (e.g. <gold>[Admin]</gold>)
• Legacy & color codes supported
• Player exclusion list (hide specific players' names permanently)
• Invisible players' names are not shown
• Players wearing carved pumpkins get obfuscated names
• Simple Voice Chat compatibility — shows SVC voice icons next to names
• API for other mods (events, style access, config queries)

Commands

Client-only mode (/nickclient):

• /nickclient toggle — enable/disable
• /nickclient mode <ON_ENTITY|ACTIONBAR> — display mode
• /nickclient trigger <LOOK_AT|RIGHT_CLICK> — trigger mode
• /nickclient distance <1-64> — look-at distance
• /nickclient status — show current settings
• /nickclient reload — reload config from file

Server mode (/nickmanager, requires OP 2):

• /nickmanager toggle — enable/disable
• /nickmanager mode / trigger / distance — same as above
• /nickmanager reload — reload server config
• /nickmanager exclude add/remove/list <player> — manage exclusion list
• /nickmanager style <player> <property> <value> — set player style
• /nickmanager status — show server config

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