ShowPlayTimer
by Mcjunky33
Players who track a session, a challenge or a speedrun can use ShowPlayTimer, a Fabric HUD timer that shows how long the current world has been played.
What it does
ShowPlayTimer keeps a playtime timer for each world or server, and the timer state is stored per world. When a player enters a world for the first time, existing playtime from the official Minecraft statistics is imported automatically, so the count starts from the time already logged. The timer pauses when the player leaves the server or closes the world.
The HUD display can be positioned vertically and styled with bold, italic and underline settings, and its color can change through smooth animated gradients. Sound feedback marks actions such as starting, pausing and finishing the timer, and a countdown alarm plays a celebration sound when the countdown reaches zero. Every option can be muted.
ShowPlayTimer is a client-only mod with the MIT License, and its source code is public. It is published for Fabric only, across six game versions: 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, with 0.1-1.21.6-1.21.11 as the latest file for 1.21.11.
Key features
Per-world timer state
Each world or server keeps its own independent playtime timer, so separate worlds do not share a count.
Statistics import
On first entering a world, existing playtime from the official statistics is loaded into the timer.
Animated HUD gradients
The timer display can cycle through smooth, flowing color transitions.
Sound feedback and countdown alarm
Starting, pausing and finishing a timer each trigger an audio cue, and a celebratory tone sounds once a countdown hits zero.
Text styling and position
The timer text can be bold, italic or underlined, and its vertical position on the HUD can be moved.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run speedruns, set up challenges or want to see how long they have played a world. The mod works for single-player and multiplayer clients alike, since only the client needs to run it.
How it compares
BastiGHG Timer Mod is a Fabric client-side mod released under the MIT License, with files for 1.21 – 1.21.8, and it is not open source. Simple Timer/Stopwatch is also a Fabric client-side mod under the MIT License, but it covers only 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 and is not open source. ShowPlayTimer covers the wider range 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShowPlayTimer | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-11 |
| BastiGHG Timer Mod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-02 |
| Simple Timer/Stopwatch | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-12 |
Questions
Does ShowPlayTimer need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does ShowPlayTimer support?
Does the timer count time from before the mod was installed?
In the catalog
ShowPlayTimer is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
ShowPlayTimer is a highly customizable client-side mod for Minecraft (Fabric) that gives you full control over your playtime and timers. Whether for challenges, speedruns, or just keeping track of your session, this mod provides all the tools you need. ShowPlayTimer ist eine hochgradig anpassbare Client-Side Mod für…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/showplaytimer
- Owner
- Mcjunky33
- Published
- 2026-01-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15