Music Viewer
by Equitice
Music Viewer puts a compact now-playing HUD inside Minecraft that follows whatever music the PC is playing.
What it does
When something is playing on the computer, a small pill appears in the corner of the screen showing the current song title and artist. Clicking the pill expands it into a full card with album art, a seek bar with timestamps, and a play/pause button. The HUD can be dragged to any position on the screen, and it hides itself again when nothing is playing.
The mod reads the current media session through the native Windows media detection API, so it only works on Windows. It is a Fabric mod, and the environment is client-side only: a server does not need to install it, and players join a server without it. Install it by placing the jar in the mods folder of the .minecraft directory.
Music Viewer is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files are published for Fabric only, for 15 release versions 1.21 – 26.1.2, and the latest Fabric file is 1.0.0+mc26.1.2 for 26.1.2, dated 2026-07-14. The mod was first published on 2026-07-12 and last updated on 2026-07-14.
Key features
Live now-playing pill
A compact pill in the corner shows the current track and appears automatically when something is playing.
Expandable full card
Clicking the pill opens a card with album art, the song title, the artist and a seek bar with timestamps.
Play and pause control
A play/pause button in the expanded card toggles playback of the current media session.
Album art crossfades
Album art changes with a smooth crossfade when the track changes.
Movable HUD
The pill can be dragged to any position on the screen so it does not cover other interface elements.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Windows who play Fabric on a client and want a compact view of the music their computer is playing. Single-player and multiplayer clients both run the mod alone.
How it compares
CreeperFamily Music Mod is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 – 26.3, client-side only, released under All rights reserved and not open source. OpenAir is also Fabric, client-side only, for 1.21.11 – 26.1.1, under All rights reserved. Discify is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 only, client-side only, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places no restrictions on reuse.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Viewer | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-14 |
| CreeperFamily Music Mod | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| OpenAir | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-06 |
| Discify | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-01 |
Questions
Does Music Viewer need to be installed on the server?
Does Music Viewer work on macOS?
Which game versions does Music Viewer support?
In the catalog
Music Viewer is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
A compact always-on music HUD that lives in the corner of your screen. What it shows: - Song title and artist - Album art with smooth crossfades - Seek bar with timestamps - Play/pause button (click to toggle)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/music-viewer
- Owner
- Equitice
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15