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spectre

Spectre hides players’ overhead name tags and shows their name in the action bar when right-clicked, unless the player is sneaking.

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by irinque · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

spectre is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by irinque. Spectre hides players’ overhead name tags and shows their name in the action bar when right-clicked, unless the player is sneaking.

It supports Minecraft 26.x. It has been downloaded 1 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #168 of the 172 voice chat and social plugins listed here. The last update came out on Oct 31, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x

Release history

The newest is 1.0, released on Oct 31, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.1 – 26.3. It runs on Bukkit, Folia, Paper, Purpur and Spigot. The download is 30 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0Oct 31, 202626.1 – 26.3Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Spectre

Hide player names above their heads and reveal them on right click

Keep overhead name tags out of view while still letting players identify each other when they choose.


Key Features

  • Hidden name tags — hide overhead player names for players who are online and those who join later.
  • Name on right click — show the clicked player's name in the action bar when not sneaking.
  • Scoreboard cleanup — restore a player's previous scoreboard when they leave or when Spectre shuts down.
  • bStats metrics — collect standard server and plugin usage statistics.

Functionality

Spectre hides player name tags using a scoreboard team. The plugin applies its scoreboard to players already online when it starts and to players as they join.

Right-click another player to see their name in your action bar. Sneak while clicking to suppress the message. Spectre does not cancel the interaction, so the server can still process the normal right-click action.

When a player leaves, Spectre restores the scoreboard they had before joining the plugin's team. It also restores the previous scoreboards of online players when the plugin is disabled.


Requirements

  • Minecraft server with API version 26.1 or newer.
  • Java 25 or newer.

The Maven project uses Spigot API 26.1.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT and targets Java 25.

Written by irinque. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install spectre

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: spectre should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

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Questions

Does spectre work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. spectre supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x.

Is spectre free?

Yes. spectre is free to download from Modrinth.

Which server software does spectre run on?

spectre runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is spectre still updated?

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

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