Early Loading Screen
by ishland
Early Loading Screen replaces the game's startup window with its own loading screen, showing display information while Fabric starts the game.
What it does
On Fabric, the window opens earlier than usual, and the mod draws a loading screen with status text during startup. A config file in the config folder, early-loading-screen.properties, sets when the window is created. Its options run from the earliest point to the latest, and the value off turns the early screen off entirely.
Another setting decides whether entrypoint information appears on the early screen. When it is enabled, the mod patches the fabric-loader so the invocation of each entrypoint is shown, and turning it off helps when the game launch shows odd issues. A further option lets the early screen double as the game window, and another sets whether mixins are applied early. The mixinEarly option uses some classloading changes, and mixinLoad is the choice if problems appear with it.
The code is open source under the MIT License. Files are published for Fabric only, across 14 release versions spanning 1.19.2 – 1.21.4, and the latest file is 0.1.5+1.21.4 for 1.21.4, released 2025-04-10. The mod runs on the client alone, so servers need nothing installed.
Key features
Early window creation
The game window is created at a configurable point during startup, from the earliest option to the latest.
Startup status display
A loading screen shows progress and status text while the game starts up.
Entrypoint information
Optionally, the screen lists each Fabric entrypoint as it is invoked, which helps follow the launch sequence.
Screen reuse
A setting lets the early screen double as the game window once startup finishes.
Mixin timing option
The mixins can be applied early, with mixinEarly or mixinLoad selectable as the timing.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Diagnosing slow launches
Showing each entrypoint during startup lets a player see where the launch spends its time.
Who it’s for: Players who want to watch the startup sequence of a Fabric game, and modpack authors who tune launch timing in the config file.
How it compares
SuperSimpleTips is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.4 under a custom license that is not open source. WelcomeScreen is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, with client and server as its environment. ExtraHUD is a client-side Fabric mod under the MIT License for 1.20.4 – 1.21.1, and Launch Screen Changer is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.20.4 under the same license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Loading Screen | Fabric | 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-04-10 |
| SuperSimpleTips | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-01-08 |
| WelcomeScreen | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-10 |
| ExtraHUD | Fabric | 1.20.4 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2024-08-12 |
| Launch Screen Changer | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2023-12-30 |
Questions
Which loader does Early Loading Screen need?
Does the server need Early Loading Screen?
How is the early screen turned off?
In the catalog
Early Loading Screen is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
A Fabric mod that shows an early loading screen and display information while the game is loading. All configuration is done in the early-loading-screen.properties file in the config folder.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/early-loading-screen
- Owner
- ishland
- Published
- 2023-06-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15