ConsoleWhileLoad
by EncData
ConsoleWhileLoad opens a separate black console window with green text during Minecraft's startup, showing live Fabric and Minecraft boot logs.
What it does
When loading starts, a dark window with green terminal-style text opens and streams the startup messages from Minecraft and Fabric. The window takes the place of watching the launcher terminal, giving startup its own retro console-style display. A config setting, keep window open after boot, decides whether the window closes when loading finishes or stays visible; it is false by default and can be set to true.
The mod is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 only, and it is client-side only, so servers do not need it. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, although the source code is publicly available. Players who want a cleaner boot log window without changing their launch setup can use it on the client alone.
Key features
Separate startup window
A dedicated console window opens during early game boot, separate from the terminal output.
Live boot logs
The window shows Minecraft and Fabric startup messages as they are written while the game loads.
Terminal-style display
A black background with green text gives the startup log a retro console look.
Optional keep-open
A config option keeps the window open after loading finishes, or lets it close automatically.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Watching a launch
Players who like to see what Minecraft is doing during startup can follow each loading step in the window.
Cleaner boot logs
Anyone who wants startup messages apart from the main terminal output can keep them in a dedicated window.
Who it’s for: Players who run Minecraft client-side on Fabric for 1.20.1 and want to follow startup messages in their own window. Server owners do not need the mod.
How it compares
Startup Time is a client-side Fabric and NeoForge mod released under the MIT License, open source, with versions 1.19 – 26.2. Dark server console is a server-side Fabric and Forge mod under All rights reserved, not open source, for 1.20 – 1.20.1. Early Loading Screen is a client-side Fabric mod, open source under the MIT License, covering 1.19.2 – 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConsoleWhileLoad | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-06-13 |
| Startup Time | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-07 |
| Dark server console | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-10-17 |
| Early Loading Screen | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-04-10 |
Questions
Does ConsoleWhileLoad need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does ConsoleWhileLoad support?
How can the console window be kept open after the game loads?
In the catalog
ConsoleWhileLoad is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
ConsoleWhileLoad adds a separate startup console window when Minecraft launches on Fabric. As soon as the game begins loading, a black boot-style window opens and shows live startup logs in green text. When boot finishes, the window can either close automatically or stay open if you enable that in the config.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/consolewhileload
- Owner
- EncData
- Published
- 2026-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15