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Music HUD

by Etern

Music HUD shows the song currently playing on a heads-up display, and it can read playlists from a NetEase Cloud Music account to queue requests.

FabricNeoForgeClient and serverGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.21.1 – 26.3

What it does

Music HUD adds a configurable music panel to the screen, with an in-game interface for choosing what it shows and where. Playback is streamed, and the client keeps a redundant cache of recently played audio so that tracks can resume without fetching everything again. Song requests come from the NetEase Cloud Music playlists of the signed-in account, so a player can pick a track from their own library without leaving the game.

The mod works in single-player worlds and on multiplayer servers, and it changes no game mechanics. Server owners can keep user data off the server: account details and requests exist only for the length of a session. Architectury API is required on both Fabric and NeoForge. Fabric API is required on Fabric, Forge Config API Port on NeoForge, and Modern UI on both loaders.

Music HUD is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.21.1 – 26.3, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Mod Menu is optional. A separate Bukkit plugin for server platforms such as Paper, Spigot and Velocity is available, and the project recommends deploying it separately on the server. The third-party multi-platform music integration is not compatible with other mods.

Key features

  1. Heads-up music panel

    A panel on the screen shows the track now playing, and its position and content can be changed in the settings.

  2. NetEase playlist requests

    Playlists from a NetEase Cloud Music account are listed in game, and a song can be requested from them directly.

  3. Streamed playback with caching

    Tracks stream as they play, and a client-side cache keeps recently used audio for smoother resumption.

  4. Session-only user data

    Account data is held only during a session, so the server does not keep it after the player leaves.

  5. MusicHUD API

    A separate API lets other mods read and display music information through the HUD.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.3.0+26.31.3.0+26.3
26.21.3.0+26.21.3.0+26.2
26.1.21.3.0+26.1-26.1.21.3.0+26.1-26.1.2
26.1.11.3.0+26.1-26.1.21.3.0+26.1-26.1.2
26.11.3.0+26.1-26.1.21.3.0+26.1-26.1.2
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.21.111.3.0+1.21.111.3.0+1.21.11
1.21.101.3.0+1.21.9-101.3.0+1.21.9-10
1.21.91.3.0+1.21.9-101.3.0+1.21.9-10
1.21.81.3.0+1.21.6-81.3.0+1.21.6-8
1.21.71.3.0+1.21.6-81.3.0+1.21.6-8
1.21.61.3.0+1.21.6-81.3.0+1.21.6-8
1.21.11.3.0+1.21.11.3.0+1.21.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 3

Forge Config API PortNeoForge's & Forge's config systems provided to other modding ecosystems. Designed for a multiloader architecture.
Required
Modern UIModern desktop graphics application framework and low-level 3D graphics engine
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Music Together is server required, with client optional, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.1 – 26.2 on Fabric. Simple Voice Chat Music Addon is server-side only, also under the MIT License, for 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric. Melodix Music Player is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.11 – 26.2 on Fabric. Music HUD is client and server, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and targets both Fabric and NeoForge.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Music HUDFabric and NeoForge1.21.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-25
Music TogetherFabric1.21.1 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-09-28
Simple Voice Chat Music AddonFabric1.21 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-19
Melodix Music PlayerFabric1.21.11 – 26.2Client-side only2026-08-02

Questions

Does Music HUD need Fabric API on NeoForge?

No. Fabric API is required only on Fabric. On NeoForge, Forge Config API Port is required instead, along with Architectury API and Modern UI.

Is Music HUD needed on the server?

The server and every player need the mod installed. Server owners can also deploy the separate Bukkit plugin.

Which game versions have files?

Files are published for 1.21.1, 1.21.6 – 1.21.11, and 26.1 – 26.3, with the latest file for 26.3 on both Fabric and NeoForge.

In the catalog

Music HUD is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

Similar mods

Simple Voice Chat1.8.8 – 26.3No Chat Reports1.19 – 26.3Chat Heads1.16 – 26.3Essential Mod1.8.9 – 26.3More Chat History1.16.5 – 26.3e4mc1.17 – 26.3

What the author says

A GUI-based, all situations (singleplayer/multiplayers) music mod/plugin designed with zero modifications to game mechanics Third-party multi music platform (Incompatible with each other)
Etern, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Etern
Published
2026-01-01
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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