Berlioz
by vainerii
Berlioz lets players broadcast music inside the game, with zones on multiplayer servers that play ambient tracks to nearby listeners.
What it does
Berlioz is a client-side Fabric mod that streams audio into the game. A player can share a song from YouTube, SoundCloud or a direct audio link, and only players close enough to the source hear the stream. Servers can define zones with ambient tracks, and a playlist screen lets players queue what they want to hear.
Hearing streamed audio needs the Berlioz server plugin on a server that runs it. The plugin handles coordination between players, so the server decides which broadcasts are allowed and which sources it accepts. Players on servers without the plugin still see a clickable chat link for whatever is playing. Installation needs YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) on the client, and Mod Menu is optional for opening its settings. Files exist for 26.1.2 and 26.2, and the latest Fabric file, Alpha-0.1.1, targets 26.2. The license is custom and the mod is not open source, so anyone who broadcast or plays commercially should check the terms.
Key features
Zone ambient tracks
Servers define zones in which an ambient track plays for players who enter them.
Streamed audio broadcasts
A player can broadcast a song from YouTube, SoundCloud or a direct audio link to listeners nearby.
Playlist screen
An in-game screen lets players build and manage a playlist of tracks to listen to.
Clickable chat links
Players without the plugin still receive a clickable chat link to whatever is playing.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Multiplayer venues
Server owners can mark zones such as a tavern or a stage so that ambient music plays in those areas.
Player-run broadcasts
Players can share songs with others standing nearby on a server that runs the plugin.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want music zones and players who want to share audio with others nearby in multiplayer.
How it compares
DKBZ.Music Mod is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1.2 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Simple Music Player is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21 – 26.2 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Music to my Ears is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2 under the MIT License and not open source, while Berlioz uses a custom license and needs a separate config library to run.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlioz | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-01 |
| DKBZ.Music Mod | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-20 |
| Simple Music Player | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-05 |
| Music to my Ears | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
Questions
Does Berlioz need a server plugin to hear streamed audio?
Does Berlioz need YetAnotherConfigLib?
Can a server owner block sources?
In the catalog
Berlioz is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This is the client side (Fabric mod). It streams the audio, shows an in-game player, and gives you the playlist and zone screens. The coordination (who hears what, and where) is handled by the authoritive Berlioz server plugin, so to actually hear anything you need to be on a server running it. In the custom settings…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/berlioz
- Owner
- vainerii
- Published
- 2026-06-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15