ChaosCraft's Device's
ChaosCraft's Device's adds a working in-game computer with a full desktop interface, windowed apps and a taskbar, built for Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
Players open a desktop inside Minecraft that supports draggable windows, desktop icons, a taskbar with window previews, and a Tab key that cycles through open apps. A taskbar search finds installed apps. The built-in apps include Files, Notes, Notepad, Paint, Weather, Settings and Marketplace, and the mod provides an API for registering custom apps and icons at runtime.
Desktop state is saved per player as JSON, while the files created on the computer are kept in a world-level file system. Wallpapers can be solid colors, PNG, JPG or GIF images, and animated backgrounds, and new ones are added by dropping image files into a folder. Paint can export PNG files. The mod depends on GeckoLib 4.7.4 or later, and it is published for Forge only, for the 1.20.1 build.
Key features
Windowed desktop
Windows can be dragged and resized, and open apps appear as icons on the taskbar with previews.
Built-in apps
Files, Notes, Notepad, Paint, Weather, Settings and Marketplace ship with the mod.
Wallpaper manager
Solid colors, images and animated GIFs can be used as backgrounds, with new ones added from a folder.
Runtime app registration
Custom apps and icons can be registered while the game runs, using a small set of programming interfaces.
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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
Use cases
Modpacks with in-game computers
Modpack authors can add a computer that players use for in-world tasks, customized through the built-in settings and wallpapers.
Custom apps
Developers can add their own programs to the desktop by registering apps and icons at runtime.
Who it’s for: The mod suits modpack authors who want an in-world computer, and players who want a desktop with file management and small apps inside Minecraft. The author recommends backing up the world before adding or removing the mod.
How it compares
Money Counts is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client or server, with the environment optional, and is not open source. Phone Mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that needs both client and server, and is also not open source. Frutiger Aero OS is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 with the same client and server requirement, and it is not open source either. ChaosCraft's Device's is not open source and also needs both sides, but its files target 1.20.1 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaosCraft's Device's | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-10-23 |
| Money Counts | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2025-11-01 |
| Phone Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
| Frutiger Aero OS | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
Questions
Does Device's need Geckolib installed?
Does the server need Device's installed?
Can custom apps be added to the desktop?
In the catalog
ChaosCraft's Device's is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A lightweight in-game desktop for Minecraft featuring windowed apps, virtual files, wallpapers, and per-player persistence. Bring a tiny PC into Minecraft! Transform your Minecraft experience with a true desktop environment - drag windows, manage files, customize wallpapers, and run built-in or custom apps, all…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chaoscrafts-devices
- Owner
- ChaosCraft_HD
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15