Visual Identification

Lightweight and configurable server side block and entity information UI based on player's line of sight. Displays configurable information such as block name, block ID, mob health, etc.

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Visual Identification (VisualID)

VisualID is a lightweight server-side WAILA/Jade-style plugin for Paper that shows players what block or entity they are looking at.

It displays target information directly in the actionbar, with no client mod required.

VisualID showing block identification in-game

Features

Server-side block and entity identification
No client mod required
Actionbar HUD
Per-player toggle
Configurable display sections
Optional one-shot lookup command
Entity health display with color coding
Block coordinates, biome, and light-level options
Simple permissions for normal players and admins

Requirements

Paper 1.21.4
Java 21

Commands

Command	Description	Permission
`/visual-id`	One-shot lookup for the block/entity you are looking at	`visualid.use`
`/visual-id toggle`	Enable or disable your personal HUD	`visualid.toggle`
`/visual-id status`	Show your HUD state and enabled display sections	`visualid.use`
`/visual-id config <section> enable\\|disable`	Toggle a display section and save the config	`visualid.reload`
`/visual-id reload`	Reload the config from disk	`visualid.reload`

Example:

/visual-id config biome enable

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