Music Utilities
by Muse
Music Utilities, a client-side mod by Muse, adds music commands, a now-playing popup and artist profiles to the game's music playback.
What it does
Music Utilities gives players commands to toggle and play music, a GUI menu for choosing tracks, and a persistent now-playing popup that stays visible while the soundtrack changes. Music notifications appear as toasts when a track starts, and a playing notification can be shown in a jukebox-like style that keeps the vanilla feel. Artist profiles provide information about the composers behind the tracks.
The mod runs only on the client, so only the player's installation needs it and servers can run without it. It loads on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the files target a single game version, 1.21.11. Music Utilities is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Its files were first published and last updated on 2026-03-19.
Key features
Now-playing popup
A persistent popup shows the track currently playing and remains on screen as the soundtrack changes.
Music toggle and play commands
Commands let players toggle background music on and off or start a chosen track without leaving the game.
Music GUI menu
A menu screen lists available tracks so players can browse and select music directly in the interface.
Artist profiles
Profiles give details about the artists whose music is included, shown alongside the track information.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Browsing the soundtrack
Players who want to see what is playing or pick a different track can use the menu and the popup together.
Who it’s for: Players who want more control over the soundtrack and clearer track information, including those who prefer a vanilla-style jukebox notification.
How it compares
Music Menu is client-side only, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, and is released under All rights reserved. Adaptive Music Control is client-side only, covers 1.20.1 – 26.2 on the same three loaders, and is released under the BSD 2-Clause License. Plaify is client-side only, runs on Fabric alone for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5, and is released under the MIT License. Music Utilities targets only 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Utilities | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-19 |
| Music Menu | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| Adaptive Music Control | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-21 |
| Plaify | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2026-07-04 |
Questions
Does Music Utilities need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Music Utilities support?
Can the now-playing popup be turned off?
In the catalog
Music Utilities is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Music Utilities is a mod that significantly improves your Minecraft music experience by adding commands to toggle a music menu, music notifications, artist profiles, and more. The mod implements all of these features while keeping the vanilla feel, including a toggleable vanilla jukebox-like music notification.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/music-utilities
- Owner
- Muse
- Published
- 2026-03-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15