Menu Pause (prev. Inventory Pause)
by macbrayne
Menu Pause lets a singleplayer player open inventories and other screens without the world stopping, and it can slow the game instead of pausing it.
What it does
The mod is a lightweight client-side mod that supports pausing, or slowing down, a singleplayer game while a menu is open. Screens for containers, crafting, brewing, enchanting, the gamemode switcher, the death screen, villagers and horses are covered. Modded screens can be added through a list of compatibility class names in the config, and each screen can be configured on its own inside the config menu.
Menu Pause depends on Cloth Config on Forge, which handles its settings screen. Releases before 1.2 depend on it as well. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, and the code is released under the European Union Public License 1.2. Because it runs on the client and server, both sides need it, although it stays inactive on LAN worlds and servers.
Key features
Pause or slow singleplayer
Opening a menu can pause the singleplayer game or slow it down, depending on the chosen setting.
Per-screen configuration
Each screen can be enabled or disabled individually from the config menu, including modded screens.
Custom screen list
Modded screens that behave oddly while paused can be added by their class names to a compatibility list.
Debug overlay
An optional overlay in the top left corner shows whenever a screen is open, which helps confirm that pausing works.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Singleplayer players who want the world to keep moving or slow down during inventory work, and modpack builders who need to adjust how modded screens pause.
How it compares
No Singleplayer Pausing is client-side only and is released under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, so it is a narrower option that only removes pausing. Hide Pause Menu is available for Fabric and NeoForge only, with files for 1.14.4 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it works on client and server. Menu Pause, by contrast, covers Forge as well and reaches the same version range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menu Pause (prev. Inventory Pause) | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| No Singleplayer Pausing | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2026-03-10 |
| Hide Pause Menu | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.14.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Menu Pause need Cloth Config?
Does Menu Pause have to be installed on the server?
Which loader version does Menu Pause target?
In the catalog
Menu Pause (prev. Inventory Pause) is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This lightweight client-side mod supports pausing or even just slowing down your singleplayer game when you open menus like the - Inventory - Crafting Table, Chest, Furnace,... - Hopper, Brewing Stand, Enchanting Table,... - Gamemode Switcher, Death Screen,... - Villager, Horse Inventory,... and supports modded…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/inventory-pause-forge
- Owner
- macbrayne
- Published
- 2021-06-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15