Pause Time
by zaidn
Pause Time adds a button to the pause menu that lets players pause the game world while they are in a singleplayer world.
What it does
The mod places a click button on the pause screen. Pressing it stops the world's time, which is useful for players who want to step away from a running singleplayer session without leaving it. Pause Time is a Fabric mod for 1.20.5 only, and its latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.5, published 2024-04-26.
Installation covers the server and each player's game. Installation is a matter of placing the file in the mods folder inside the .minecraft directory, after which the feature is available in an open world. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Pause Time sits in the Magic category with secondary tags for Cursed, Game mechanics, Mobs and Transportation. Among the 346 Magic mods with Fabric files for 1.20.5, it is one of the many small utilities that add a single control to the game.
Key features
Pause button
A click button on the pause menu toggles the pausing of world time for the current session.
Open world support
The pause function works in an open world, so players can stop the clock while exploring.
Simple installation
The mod loads from the mods folder in .minecraft and needs no configuration screen to start working.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Stopping time while away
A player can stop the world clock from the pause menu before stepping away from the keyboard during a long session.
Who it’s for: Singleplayer players on Fabric 1.20.5 who want a pause control in the pause menu, and server owners who need both sides to run the same build.
How it compares
Inventory Pause is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.16.2 – 1.16.5, so it targets earlier versions. Hide Pause Menu runs on client and server under the MIT License across Fabric and NeoForge for 1.14.4 – 26.2, which covers 1.20.5 but also loads on NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pause Time | Fabric | 1.20.5 | Client and server | 2024-04-26 |
| Inventory Pause | Fabric | 1.16.2 – 1.16.5 | Client-side only | 2021-02-08 |
| Hide Pause Menu | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.14.4 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Does Pause Time need Fabric API?
Do server owners need to install Pause Time?
Which Minecraft version does Pause Time support?
In the catalog
Pause Time is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,981 mods support Minecraft 1.20.5.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pause-time
- Owner
- zaidn
- Published
- 2024-04-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15