SoundtrackPlayer
by Cotii_Art
SoundtrackPlayer lets a world or server play persistent songs and sound effects from resource packs, pasted links or a plugin, with fades, loops and volume control.
What it does
Songs keep playing as a world or server runs, and a live track continues from where it left off when a player leaves and rejoins. Sounds can be started with a command that takes a sound identifier, fade-in and fade-out durations in ticks (20 ticks is one second), an optional loop setting and a speed between 0.5 and 2.0. Issuing a new command for a sound already playing changes its volume, pitch or fade, and a fade-out stop overrides one song started earlier.
A linked file is fetched once and then kept locally. A new Soundtracks slider in the music settings controls its volume in the SOUNDTRACKS category, and the interface is translated into 20 languages.
The mod runs in singleplayer and on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge servers. Only players need it, and a server can run without it. Files are published for 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.8, 1.21.11 and 26.2, and the latest builds cover 1.20.1 – 26.2. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Persistent songs
Songs and sounds continue during play, in singleplayer and on servers, and do not cut out when the pause menu opens.
Fades and loops
Sounds fade in and out over a set number of ticks, and a loop option repeats them until they are stopped.
Song sources
Tracks come from a resource pack folder with tab completion, from a pasted link, or from a plugin command.
Soundtracks slider
A new slider in the music settings sets the volume of soundtrack sounds in the SOUNDTRACKS category.
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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.
How it compares
Music Menu runs on the client alone for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, and is not open source. LoopSound Command is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that runs on client and server, and is not open source. Ultimate Location Music is client-side only for Fabric across 26.1 – 26.3, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoundtrackPlayer | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client required, server optional | 2026-09-30 |
| Music Menu | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| LoopSound Command | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-13 |
| Ultimate Location Music | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does SoundtrackPlayer need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does SoundtrackPlayer support?
Can a server play music without a resource pack?
In the catalog
SoundtrackPlayer is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Play your own music in Minecraft and keep everyone on the same second of the song. Use sound events, ogg files from a resource pack, a direct link to an ogg, mp3 or wav file, or any link: YouTube, SoundCloud, videos... /soundtrack play resource [volume] [fadeinTicks] [fadeoutTicks] [loop] [fadeloop] [pitch] [category]
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/soundtrackplayer
- Owner
- Cotii_Art
- Published
- 2026-05-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15