Chunk Loader
by 2mal3
With Chunk Loader, a placed block keeps its chunk loaded permanently, so machines and mobs in that area keep running while the player is far away.
What it does
Chunk Loader adds a block that keeps the chunk it sits in loaded at all times. Anything inside that chunk, including crops, machines and mobs, keeps running even when no player is nearby. The block needs Redstone Dust to stay active: it draws 3 Redstone Dust per minute, and when the dust runs out the chunk unloads until more is added. The block can be filled by right-clicking it.
The mod also has a datapack form that adds the Chunk Loader to the game through a data pack, and it is published for the latest version only, 1.21.1 on vanilla Fabric. Settings are changed with scoreboard commands on the data pack side, which lets server owners turn off fuel consumption, change how fast fuel is used, disable the ambient sound or change the mob cap for loaded chunks. Plant growth, mob spawning, mob ticking and movement can each be toggled.
The mod runs on the server, so players join without installing it and only the server owner needs the files. It is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, with public source code and an issue tracker. Files exist for 1.19 – 1.21.1 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the latest build, v3.0.2+mod, targets 1.21.1.
Key features
Permanent chunk loading
A placed Chunk Loader keeps its chunk loaded, so the area stays active while players are elsewhere.
Redstone Dust fuel
The loader uses 3 Redstone Dust per minute, and the chunk unloads when the dust runs out.
Datapack settings
Scoreboard values in the datapack toggle fuel use, fuel speed, the ambient sound and the loaded mob cap.
Selective loading rules
Plant growth, mob spawning, mob ticking and movement can each be switched on or off for loaded chunks.
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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.
How it compares
Load My Chunks is a client and server mod under the MIT License, open source, with files for 1.16.5 – 1.21.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Chunky McChunkFace is also client and server and open source under the MIT License, but it targets Forge and NeoForge only, for 1.18.2 – 26.2. ID System is server required with client optional and is not open source, so it differs in both environment and license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunk Loader | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-08-29 |
| Load My Chunks | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2026-07-15 |
| Chunky McChunkFace | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-12 |
| ID System | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-29 |
Questions
Does Chunk Loader need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Chunk Loader support?
Why does a Chunk Loader stop working?
In the catalog
Chunk Loader is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
With Chunk Loader Datapack the Chunk Loader is added to the game. With it - surprise - you can permanently load chunks. This means that you can be anywhere in the world, while the chunk in which the Chunk Loader is placed is still loaded. In order for the Chunk Loader to load the chunk, it needs 3 Redstone Dust per…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chunk-loader
- Owner
- 2mal3
- Published
- 2023-01-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15