Sound Device Options
by ichttt
Sound Device Options lets players switch the active audio output device while Minecraft keeps running on Forge.
What it does
Players with more than one output, such as speakers and headphones on the same PC, can change the sound device during play without restarting the game. The change is made in the game itself, not in the operating system's primary device setting. Builds exist for 1.12.2, 1.16.5 and 1.17.1, and the latest file is 1.5.0 for 1.17.1, published 2023-05-02. The mod is client-side only, so servers do not need it. It is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source.
Key features
Switch output mid-game
The active sound output can be changed while the game runs, with no restart needed.
Light startup footprint
The author describes the mod as lightweight, adding little extra lag or startup time.
Separate from system default
Changing the device here does not alter the primary sound device set in the operating system.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Sound Device Options need to be installed on a server?
Which Forge versions does Sound Device Options support?
In the catalog
Sound Device Options is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 4,181 mods support Minecraft 1.17.1.
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What the author says
Sound Device Options is a very small but handy mod. It allows you to switch the active sound output device while the game is running! This is useful for people who have a speaker and headphones attached to their PC and want to switch between them without needing to restart and chaning the primary sound device in your…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sound-device-options
- Owner
- ichttt
- Published
- 2023-05-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-05-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15