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Better Ping Display

Adds a configurable numerical ping display to the player list

ModsFree1.16 – 1.21
by vladmarica · listed from Modrinth
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Direct download from Modrinth · 14,247,491 downloads

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What it does

Better Ping Display is a mod made by vladmarica. Adds a configurable numerical ping display to the player list.

It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 14,247,491 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Dec 30, 2025.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.181.171.16

Release history

Better Ping Display has had 24 releases on Modrinth since Jun 5, 2022. 4 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.21.11-1.2.0, released on Dec 30, 2025. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.11. It runs on Fabric. The download is 21 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.21.11-1.2.0Dec 30, 20251.21.11Release
1.21.11-1.1.1Dec 28, 20251.21.11Release
1.21.10-1.1.1Dec 27, 20251.21.10Release
1.21.8-1.1.1Dec 26, 20251.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8Release
1.21.5-1.1.1May 8, 20251.21.5Release

Latest release on GitHub

Better Ping Display is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 1.21.11-1.2.0, published on Dec 30, 2025.

  • Added a GUI config screen if Mod Menu and YACL are installed
Description from the author on Modrinth

Better Ping Display - Fabric Edition

This is a Fabric mod. For the Forge version of this mod, click here.

A mod that displays each player's ping in the player list as a number.

Go **here** for the Minecraft Forge edition of this mod.

This is a client-side mod. The server doesn't need to have it installed. It works even when playing on vanilla servers.

Configuration

This mod's config file is betterpingdisplay.json. It contains the following options:

Option · Default Value · Description
autoColorPingText · true · Whether to color a player's ping based on their latency. E.g, low latency = green, high latency = red
renderPingBars · false · Whether to also draw the default Minecraft ping bars
pingTextColor · #A0A0A0 · The ping text color to use. Only works whens autoColorPingText is false
| pingTextFormatString | %dms | The format string for ping text. Must include a %d, which will be replaced dynamically by the actual ping value.

As of mod version 1.2.0, a GUI configuration screen is available if you have

Mod Menu and YACL installed. These are optional dependencies

and this mod will continue to work normally without them ins

Written by vladmarica. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Better Ping Display

  1. This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.

  2. Install Fabric for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21.

  3. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  4. Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.

  5. With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for Better Ping Display and click Install.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16
Runs on
Fabric
Where it runs
Client only (your game)
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
MIT
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Pufferfish's SkillsPufferfish4.7M1.18 – 26.xOct 8, 2026Free

Questions

Does Better Ping Display work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is Better Ping Display free?

Yes. Better Ping Display is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Better Ping Display client-side or server-side?

Client-side. Better Ping Display goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.

Is Better Ping Display still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Better Ping Display?

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