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Black Early Loading Screen

by SlimeWithLime

Black Early Loading Screen replaces the early Mojang startup logo with a black monochrome version, matching the Monochrome Logo setting in Minecraft's options.

NeoForgeClient-side onlyAll rights reserved1.20.4 – 26.1.2

What it does

Black Early Loading Screen changes the early window shown while the game starts, so the Mojang logo appears in black monochrome from the first launch. It only touches the loading screen and leaves the rest of the game unchanged. A modpack can ship a defaultoptions.txt file with the KubeJS Monochrome Logo setting, which is applied on the first launch. Only the client needs the mod, and it is published for NeoForge on 26.1.2 and 1.20.4 – 26.1.2 range builds, under All rights reserved.

Key features

  1. Monochrome startup logo

    The early Mojang loading screen is drawn in black and white, matching the look of the Monochrome Logo option.

  2. Matches the vanilla setting

    The result is the same as enabling the Monochrome Logo setting in Minecraft's options menu, so that menu entry is no longer needed.

  3. Lightweight early window

    The mod is small and only swaps the early window provider, so it adds little to startup work.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
26.1.21.1.0
26.1.11.1.0
26.11.1.0
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.1.0
1.21.101.1.0
1.21.91.1.0
1.21.81.1.0
1.21.71.1.0
1.21.61.1.0
1.21.51.1.0
1.21.41.0.0
1.21.31.0.0
1.21.21.0.0
1.21.11.0.0
1.211.0.0
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Simple Custom Early Loading is also client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. Animated Mojang Logo is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.19 – 26.3, and it animates the logo instead of recoloring it.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Black Early Loading ScreenNeoForge1.20.4 – 26.1.2Client-side only2026-05-22
Simple Custom Early LoadingForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.4Client-side only2026-03-19
Animated Mojang LogoFabric and NeoForge1.19 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-13

Questions

Does Black Early Loading Screen need to be on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

In the catalog

Black Early Loading Screen is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Utility mods36,990NeoForge modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

Works exactly like the Vanilla "Monochrome Logo" setting. The “Monochrome Logo” setting in Minecraft’s settings menu becomes redundant.
SlimeWithLime, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
SlimeWithLime
Published
2026-05-17
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-22
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

UtilityDecoration
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