Projector
Projector shows custom pictures on in-world picture blocks, with images fetched from the internet for display in a Minecraft world.
What it does
Images are shown on picture blocks that a player creates in creative mode by taking the Display item from the inventory. A single block can show a picture on its own, and the upper limit is the number of picture blocks a player is able to place.
A display can cycle through several images, either through a remote that is linked to the Display, or through the Projector tab in the inventory, where the rotation duration is set so images change automatically every few seconds. Images are cached indefinitely by default, so the mod does not fetch them again, and a cache duration can be set so an image is fetched again after it expires, which suits a URL whose picture changes over time.
Projector is a client-side only mod, so players install it and servers do not need it. Its source code is available under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which makes it open source, and files are published for Fabric across five release versions, 1.17.1 – 1.20.2, with 1.4.1 for 1.20.2 as the latest file.
Key features
Picture blocks
Picture blocks placed next to each other form one larger display whose picture is scaled to fit the connected area.
Image rotation
Several images can be added to a display and set to change automatically, with the duration configured in the Projector tab.
Image caching
Images already fetched are kept so the display does not keep requesting them from the internet, and a cache duration can force a refresh.
Environment variable base URL
A server can set environment variables so that image addresses use a shared base URL, with a template variable replaced at load time.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Slideshow(Fabric) is open source under the BSD 3-Clause License and runs on Fabric for 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 with a client and server environment. Images is a Fabric client and server mod under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, but only for 1.16.4. Projector is client-side only, so it adds nothing to a server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projector | Fabric | 1.17.1 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2024-04-12 |
| Slideshow(Fabric) | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-25 |
| Images | Fabric | 1.16.4 | Client and server | 2020-12-24 |
Questions
Does Projector need to be installed on the server?
How are displayed images kept from being requested again?
Which game versions does Projector support?
In the catalog
Projector is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
Projector Mod is a client-side mod that adds a custom picture block that can display images from the internet in your Minecraft world. Projector Mod works both on the client and the server, when installed as a server-side mod, projector will sync the currently displayed images to all clients. To display a picture…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/projector
- Owner
- nicholasjackson
- Published
- 2021-09-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15