Mouse Unlock
by fofrfotr
Mouse Unlock frees the mouse cursor during play so a player can click other windows on a second monitor while Minecraft keeps running, without opening the pause menu.
What it does
A configurable hotkey releases the cursor, and the cursor is recaptured automatically when the player returns to the game window. Pressing the hotkey leaves the game running in the background, while Esc behaves differently. The mod is aimed at streamers, content creators and anyone working across several monitors.
AFK Hold keeps the last-used mouse button held down after the cursor is released, which suits idle tasks such as mining or farming while the player works in another application. Pressing the mouse button normally stops AFK Hold and returns control to the player. An optional cinematic camera can orbit and bounce around the character, with horizontal and vertical movement, speed and range set separately. Vertical movement can be adjusted independently or disabled entirely. An optional Idle Performer makes the character look around now and then and swing its arm while the player is away.
The mod is a client-side utility for NeoForge 1.21.1 only. Only the client needs it, and the code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Hotkey cursor release
A configurable key frees the cursor so it can interact with other applications, then returns it to the game.
AFK Hold
The last-used mouse button stays held down while the cursor is free, and a normal click ends the hold.
Cinematic camera
The camera orbits and bounces around the character, with speed, horizontal and vertical range set independently.
Idle Performer
The character looks around occasionally and swings its arm while the player is away from the keyboard.
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: Streamers, content creators and players who use multiple monitors and need the cursor during play without pausing the game.
How it compares
QuickZoom is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, so it targets a wider version range. AFK Mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on the server side only, so players join it without installing anything, while Mouse Unlock is a client-side mod. Little Camera is client and server, under All rights reserved, with files for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse Unlock | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-28 |
| QuickZoom | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-31 |
| AFK Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-08-15 |
| Little Camera | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-04-04 |
Questions
Does Mouse Unlock need to be installed on the server?
Does pressing the hotkey pause the game?
Which Minecraft version does Mouse Unlock support?
In the catalog
Mouse Unlock is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Unlock your mouse cursor without opening the pause menu. Mouse Unlock is a lightweight client-side utility mod that lets you temporarily free your mouse cursor while staying in-game. Press a configurable hotkey to unlock the cursor, interact with applications on another monitor, then simply click back into Minecraft…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mouse-unlock
- Owner
- fofrfotr
- Published
- 2026-08-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15