Chefmakes' Sky Widgets
by Chefmakes
Chefmakes' Sky Widgets lets players place their own images, GIFs and videos into the sky as widgets, with per-widget control over scale, position, rotation and when they appear.
What it does
Widgets are added as image, GIF or video files placed in a folder inside the game's skyassets directory. Once the files are in the additions folder, the mod reads them and shows them in the sky, and pressing F3+T reloads textures so new files appear. The author notes that reloading can take a while on large sets.
Each widget can be enabled or disabled from the Sky Widgets menu, and its entry exposes values such as scale, position, rotation and the time of day it shows. A widget can also be limited to certain dimensions. The background stays transparent, and video files can use a green screen background if no transparent version exists.
The mod is client-side only, so only the player's client needs it and servers do not. It is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which is open source, and its source code is public. Files exist for Fabric, covering 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 in eleven release versions, with 1.0.1 as the latest file for 1.21.4.
Key features
Custom sky widgets
Images, animated GIFs and videos can be added to the sky as widgets without any texture pack.
Menu control
The Sky Widgets menu enables or disables each widget directly, without editing any file.
Per-widget values
Scale, position, rotation and the time of day a widget shows can be set from its entry in the menu.
Dimension filtering
A widget can be restricted so that it appears only in chosen dimensions.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Custom skies in a modpack
A pack author can ship a set of widgets that change how the sky looks without replacing the sky textures of other mods.
Personal sky decoration
A single player can place their own pictures or clips into the sky of a world they play on.
Who it’s for: Players who want to decorate the sky with their own media, and modpack makers who want a sky look that does not rely on a texture pack. Because it runs on the client alone, it can be added to a client pack without any server change.
How it compares
Sky Bound is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.21 – 1.21.11. Dark Sky is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with Fabric files for 1.19.3 – 1.21.11. Block of Sky Unofficial Port targets only 1.21 – 1.21.1 and runs as a client and server mod under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chefmakes' Sky Widgets | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-27 |
| Sky Bound | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-22 |
| Dark Sky | Fabric | 1.19.3 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-13 |
| Block of Sky Unofficial Port | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-15 |
Questions
Does Sky Widgets need a server install?
Which game versions does Sky Widgets support?
Why does a new widget not show up right away?
In the catalog
Chefmakes' Sky Widgets is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Huge shoutout to Deep-Fold for the sprites of the planets. You can check him out at. And if you want to make you're own pixelated planets and stars, you can check out his tool at This mod adds "Widgets" to your sky without needing any texture packs or other mods. You have alot of control over everything. Most…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chefmakes-sky-widgets
- Owner
- Chefmakes
- Published
- 2026-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15