Axel's Clocks and Chimes
by Chuckchuk
With Axel's Clocks and Chimes installed, a clock placed in the world sounds a chime on the hour, and the block beneath it changes the tone.
What it does
The mod adds working clocks and grandfather clocks that tell the time in the world and chime through the day, including a bell tolling at midnight, midday, dusk and dawn. The sound effects change with the block placed under the clock, in the same way that note blocks change their tone, and a block of amethyst plays a random pentatonic tune. A block of gold produces Westminster-style chimes. A datapack variant adds a clocks world that can be used in a singleplayer world or on a multiplayer server.
Grandfather clocks are crafted by placing materials inside a sawmill, and the recipe costs 40 of the listed materials per clock. Planks in oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry, bamboo, crimson and warped are included, along with tables and chairs in the datapack. Clock sounds can be muted if a player wants the clocks to stay silent.
The mod runs on the server, so players can join a server that runs it without installing anything. Installing it on the client adds the optional visual and sound features, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt on Minecraft 1.19.4 – 1.20.1. The code is not open source, and all rights are reserved by the author, though public links to the source exist.
Key features
Chiming grandfather clocks
Grandfather clocks chime on the hour in the Westminster classic pattern, and bells toll at midnight, midday, dusk and dawn.
Block-based sound
The block placed under a clock changes its sound, much as a note block changes its tone, and three clock sounds change together.
Amethyst pentatonic tune
An amethyst block plays a random tune built from amethyst sound effects on a pentatonic scale.
Crafting with a sawmill
Clocks are crafted by placing materials inside a sawmill, with tables and chairs provided by the datapack.
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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
Clock HUD is client-side only and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.16.4 – 1.21.11, so it adds a clock to the screen rather than in the world. Tables & Chairs 2 is server required with client optional, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.4 – 26.2, so it targets a later game range than this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel's Clocks and Chimes | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2023-06-22 |
| Clock HUD | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-28 |
| Tables & Chairs 2 | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-22 |
Questions
Does Axel's Clocks and Chimes need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Axel's Clocks and Chimes support?
Can the clocks be used in a multiplayer server?
In the catalog
Axel's Clocks and Chimes is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A datapack that adds working Clocks to your world! They tell the time, tick, and chime! Use them in your singleplayer world or Multiplayer server! Highly optimized and have customizable features! Place Materials inside of a sawmill to create the Grandfather Clocks! (Tables and Chairs not included in this datapack)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/clocks-and-chimes
- Owner
- Chuckchuk
- Published
- 2023-04-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
