TimeChanger
by ruoka
TimeChanger, a Fabric utility, lets a player set or lock the time of day on the client, with mouse-wheel scrolling and a settings screen.
What it does
The mod overrides the time shown in the client's world without changing the server's own clock. A player can lock the client to one time of day, or toggle the override on and off with a hotkey so vanilla time returns at once. Time changes are local, so other players in a multiplayer session keep the time the server sends.
Scrolling the mouse wheel while holding a hotkey raises or lowers the time in steps. A graphical interface, built with YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL), collects the toggles and the default scroll behavior in one place. Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu is optional for opening that screen from the mod list.
TimeChanger is released under the MIT License and is not open source in the sense of publishing its repository. Files are published for Fabric only, across 15 release versions, and the latest file is v1.0 for 26.3, dated 2026-09-20.
Key features
Time override
Locks the client's displayed time of day to a chosen value, without any command or server change.
Hotkey toggle
A key switches the time override on or off, so vanilla time can be restored quickly.
Mouse wheel scrolling
Holding a hotkey and turning the wheel moves the time forward or back in steps.
Settings screen
A graphical interface built with YACL holds the toggles and the scroll defaults.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
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 2
Use cases
Photographing scenes
A player can fix the light at dawn or dusk while taking screenshots, then turn the override off.
Testing builds
A builder can check how a base looks at night or at noon without waiting for the day cycle.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want a time control on their own client, in single-player or on a multiplayer server. The mod has no server component, so a server owner does not need to install it.
How it compares
Time & Weather Changer is client-side only, open source under the BSD 2-Clause License, and published for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.6 – 26.3, so it also covers NeoForge. TimeChanger is Fabric only and covers the same wider span from 1.21.2 onward. Render Scroll is client-side only under the MIT License, with files for 1.16.1 – 26.2, but it changes scrolling, not the time of day.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TimeChanger | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Time & Weather Changer | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Render Scroll | Fabric | 1.16.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-23 |
Questions
Does TimeChanger need Fabric API?
Is TimeChanger needed on a multiplayer server?
Which game versions does TimeChanger support?
In the catalog
TimeChanger is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/change-time
- Owner
- ruoka
- Published
- 2026-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15