About Convenient Name Tags
From ModrinthLets you right click Name Tags in the air to change their name!
Have you ever wanted Name Tags to be just a little more Convenient?
Surprise - that's exactly what this mod does! It makes several improvements to the way Name Tags work.
Main Feature: Rename Name Tag Screen
After right clicking with a Name Tag in your main hand, you will be presented with a screen that allows you to rename the Name Tag without the use of an Anvil.
Other Features
- Added a crafting recipe for Name Tags
- Made renaming Villagers and Wandering Traders possible
- Renamed mobs now drop their Name Tags when you:
- kill them;
- apply another Name Tag to them;
- shift-right-click them with Shears.
Configuration
Configuration of Convenient Name Tags is done a config/convenientnametags.json5 config file. The following configuration options are available:
| Config Option | Default | Description | |----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | renameCost | 0 | Experience levels required to rename a Name Tag | | renameCostPerWholeStack | true | Should the cost be constant for any stack size (or multiplied by the count) | | dropNameTagsOnDeath | true | Should a Name Tag drop when a named mod is killed | | dropNameTagsOnNameChange | true | Should a Name Tag drop from a named mob when another Name Tag is applied | | enableNameTagShearing | true | Should players be able to use shears to remove Name Tags from mobs | | enableRenameScreen | true | Should players be able to use the Rename Name Tag screen | | enableCraftingRecipe | true | Should the Name Tag crafting recipe be enabled | | denyList | empty | A list of words disallowed when renaming a Name Tag |
Q: Can I use this mod in my modpack?
A: Yes, but please include a link to this mod page and credit me as the author. Asking for permission beforehand is also appreciated!
Q: Can I present this mod in my showcase video?
A: Yes! You can leave a comment with a link to the video, so I can check it out!
Q: Forge / backport?
A: Porting to Forge and older Minecraft versions are not planned at the moment.
Special thanks to:
- gyular for Korean translation
CurseForge | Modrinth | GitHub | Ko-Fi
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 6 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.1.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Convenient Name Tags on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1.0, released 2023-10-01
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.19 to 1.20.1 (6 versions) | 1.20.1 |
From 5 recorded builds of Convenient Name Tags.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 2023-10-01 | 1.20 to 1.20.1 (2 versions) | Fabric |
| 1.0.0 | 2023-06-01 | 1.19.4 | Fabric |
| 1.0.0 | 2023-06-01 | 1.19.2 | Fabric |
| 0.3.0 | 2022-10-20 | 1.19 to 1.19.2 (3 versions) | Fabric |
| 0.2.1 | 2022-09-24 | 1.19 to 1.19.2 (3 versions) | Fabric |
Run Convenient Name Tags on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Convenient Name Tags as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.20.1 and 5 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authormim1q, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseApache-2.0Free
