Get Current Song
by TakiSpl
Get Current Song shows the name of the music track that is playing, with its composer, album and track number, in the F3 debug screen or through two commands.
What it does
Get Current Song is a small Fabric utility that reports the song Minecraft is currently playing. Instead of typing a command, a player can read the same details on the F3 screen, which lists the song name, composer, album and track. The information comes from a lookup database that maps each sound identifier to its song data, and the lookup returns nothing when a sound has no entry.
A resource pack can extend the lookup. It adds a JSON file named getcurrentsong/song_names.json, whose single root object uses song IDs as keys and an object with the song's details as values. Each entry needs the soundtrack and the track number, and the two must be given together. The mod is client-side only, so servers and other players do not need it, and the source code is public under the MIT License, which makes it open source.
Key features
Current song on the F3 screen
The song name and its details appear in the debug overlay that players already open with F3.
Two commands
Two commands return the same information as the F3 screen, for players who prefer typed output.
Song data from resources
Song details such as name, composer, album and track are read from resource files rather than hard-coded.
Custom music through resource packs
A resource pack can add entries for custom music by listing each song ID in the getcurrentsong JSON file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want to know the name of the music playing in Minecraft, and resource pack authors who add their own tracks to the game.
How it compares
Disc Jockey is open source under the MIT License, works on the client alone and covers 1.18 – 1.21 on Fabric. Intermission is also a client-side open source mod, released under The Unlicense, for 1.16.5 – 1.18. Song player is not open source, is released under All rights reserved and covers 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric, with a client-side environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Current Song | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.18.2 | Client-side only | 2022-01-30 |
| Disc Jockey | Fabric | 1.18 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-07-12 |
| Intermission | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.18 | Client-side only | 2022-08-22 |
| Song player | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
Questions
Does Get Current Song need Fabric API?
Does a server need Get Current Song installed?
Which game versions does Get Current Song support?
How are custom songs added to the lookup?
In the catalog
Get Current Song is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
However, instead of using these commands, you can see the same information on the F3 screen. This mod provides a resource-based method of getting information about the songs in Minecraft, such as name, composer, album, and track number.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/getcurrentsong
- Owner
- TakiSpl
- Published
- 2022-01-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-01-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15