HidePlayer is a lightweight and powerful Minecraft plugin for Spigot/Paper (1.20+) that allows Players or specific players to hide their real identity by changing their nickname and skin in-game.

Documentation / Wiki

Features

• Identity Hiding
Easily change your in-game nickname and skin.

• Commands
Simple commands to hide and reveal your true identity.

• PlaceholderAPI Support
Multiple placeholders to integrate with scoreboards, chat formatting, and tab lists.

• Multilingual
Built-in support for translations ( en and es).

• Update Checker
Notifies administrators automatically when a new update is available.

• Sounds
Optional sounds when a player hides or reveals their identity.

• Admin Panel
GUI panel to view and manage hidden players with pagination and customizable items.

Dependencies

Server Requirements
• Java 17+
• Spigot/Paper 1.20+

Soft Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI — For placeholders
• SkinsRestorer — For skin changing functionality

Important: These soft dependencies are highly recommended and required for some core features of the plugin (such as skin changing and placeholders) to work properly.

Commands & Permissions

Command	Description	Permission
/hideplayer hide <nickname> <skin>	Hides your identity by changing your name and skin	hideplayer.hide
/hideplayer show	Restores your original identity	hideplayer.show
/hideplayer reload	Reloads the plugin configuration and languages	hideplayer.admin
/hideplayer panel	Opens the Admin Panel GUI to view hidden players	hideplayer.admin

Alias: `/hp`

Placeholders

If you have PlaceholderAPI installed, you can use:

Configuration Example