EscFix
by Rythnar-GRED
EscFix lets players close mod GUIs on mobile Minecraft launchers by turning a 0 plus Back key combo into an Escape press.
What it does
On Android, MojoLauncher and PojavLauncher catch the Back button before Minecraft sees it, which means it never arrives as an Escape keypress. Because neither launcher lets an on-screen button be bound to Escape, screens that rely on Escape to exit, such as item radial menus and custom config screens without a close button, cannot be closed. EscFix fills that gap on Forge for Minecraft 1.21.
The mod is client-side only, so the server needs no installation and players can add it on their own. It listens for keyboard events directly inside open screens, and when the 0 plus Back combo is detected it closes the screen. The combo is set up from the launcher's on-screen button settings, where one button sends both 0 and Back at the same time. Files cover 1.12.2 – 1.21, with 1.0.0 for 1.21 as the latest, released under the MIT License. The code is not open source.
Key features
Combo-based screen closing
Pressing the 0 plus Back combo closes the open screen, giving mobile players a way to exit GUIs.
Launcher button setup
A single on-screen button in the launcher can send 0 and Back together to trigger the combo.
Compatibility with standard GUIs
Mods built on the standard Forge GUI system work with the combo, including obfuscated builds.
Event-based detection
The mod reads the keyboard event before the screen processes input, so the launcher's Back handling does not interfere.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Radial menus on mobile
Players using item radial menus on MojoLauncher can close them with the combo when Escape is unavailable.
Custom config screens
Configuration screens from other mods that lack their own close button can be exited with the 0 plus Back combo.
Who it’s for: Players who run Minecraft on mobile Minecraft launchers such as MojoLauncher or PojavLauncher with Forge installed, and who use mods whose screens cannot be closed otherwise.
Questions
Does EscFix need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does EscFix support?
How is the combo set up on a mobile launcher?
In the catalog
EscFix is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
A lightweight client-side mod that fixes the inability to close GUIs on mobile Minecraft launchers such as MojoLauncher and PojavLauncher. The problem Mobile launchers like MojoLauncher and PojavLauncher intercept the Android Back button at the system level and never pass it to the game as ESC. On top of that, both…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/escfix
- Owner
- Rythnar-GRED
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15