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title: "TAB Configs: Tablist & Scoreboard | ZCraft Studios"
description: "Free and premium TAB configs for Minecraft: a styled tablist, scoreboard and name tags ready to drop into your server."
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updated: "2026-10-18T12:43:51.392Z"
source: "ZCraft Studios"
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TAB · Minecraft configs

# TAB configs

A TAB config sets up the tablist header and footer, the sidebar scoreboard and player name tags in one go. Our TAB config is free and works with PlaceholderAPI for live server stats.

## TAB configs you can download

[![Premium TAB & Scoreboard Config | Minecraft Tablist and Scoreboard UI](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/img/catalog/d061b84446063692-640.webp)FreeMinecraft ConfigFree TAB Config: Minecraft Tablist & ScoreboardFree TAB config for Minecraft with a polished tablist, animated scoreboard, bossbar, and nametags in English and Spanish, ready to install.FreeView ](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/products/premium-tab-scoreboard-configuration)

## What a TAB config covers

- Tablist header and footer
- Sidebar scoreboard layout
- Name tag and rank prefixes
- Animated lines using TAB animations

## How to install a TAB config

1. 1Back up plugins/TAB.
2. 2Copy the pack's files into plugins/TAB.
3. 3Install PlaceholderAPI and the expansions the config uses.
4. 4Run /tab reload and check the tablist and scoreboard in game.

## TAB setup guides

- [TAB Plugin Config: Tablist, Scoreboard and Free Pack Configure the TAB plugin step by step: tablist header and footer, rank prefixes, nametags, animated scoreboard, placeholders, and a free ready-made TAB config.](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/blog/tab-plugin-tablist-scoreboard-setup)
- [PlaceholderAPI Setup: Install Expansions and Placeholders Placeholders show up in half the plugins on a server (TAB, scoreboards, chat formats), but PlaceholderAPI itself does nothing until expansions are installed.](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/blog/placeholderapi-setup-guide)

## Need a custom TAB config?

Our Minecraft configuration service builds configs around your server. Send a brief and get one fixed price within one working day.

[Request a custom config ](https://www.zcraftstudios.com/pricing?type=custom-config#request)

## TAB config FAQ

Is the TAB config really free?

Yes. Claim it from the product page and download it from your account.

Do I need PlaceholderAPI?

For live values like online players or balance, yes. Without it the layout still works but placeholders show as text.

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