Media HUD
by Pikey
Media HUD puts a draggable music and video player on the Minecraft screen, so players can watch clips and listen to tracks without leaving the game.
What it does
The HUD plays local audio and video files, with mp3, wav and ogg for sound. A scan of a chosen media folder fills a library panel where folders and files can be expanded, and the panel scrolls and follows the current track. Playback is limited to files on the player's own disk, so no streaming service is involved.
The HUD can be dragged anywhere on the screen, and its position is saved between sessions. Players switch between full and compact layouts and pick among several visualization modes, from a standard display to a video view and Minecraft-style mosaic rendering. Higher quality settings look better but cost more performance. Smoothest playback comes from H.264 video with AAC audio in an mp4 container.
Media HUD is client-side only and needs Fabric API. It is published for Fabric alone, across 14 release versions 1.20.5 – 1.21.11, and the code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source. The current file is 1.0.1+mc1.21.11 for 1.21.11, dated 2026-03-20, and the mod was first published on 2026-03-12.
Key features
Draggable HUD
The player window can be moved anywhere on screen, and its position is kept after the game restarts.
Full and compact layouts
Switch between a full player layout and a smaller one while keeping playback running.
Library browsing
Expandable folders and a scrollable file list let players pick media from a scanned local folder.
Visualization modes
Several display modes range from a standard view to video playback and mosaic-style rendering.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep local music or video files and want to watch or listen to them without switching windows. Servers do not need the mod, since it is client-side only and plays only local files.
Questions
Does Media HUD need Fabric API?
Does a server need Media HUD installed?
Can Media HUD stream music from online services?
Which video format plays most smoothly in Media HUD?
In the catalog
Media HUD is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
It is built for players who want music, videos, and visualizers inside Minecraft without constantly alt-tabbing. You can scan a local media folder, load files directly, drag the player anywhere on the screen, switch between full and compact layouts, and choose between several visual modes ranging from standard video…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/media-hud
- Owner
- Pikey
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15