Sporadic Screenshot
by dddanpppan
Sporadic Screenshot takes screenshots of the world at random intervals while the player plays, using settings the player can adjust.
What it does
Screenshots are taken at configurable intervals, with basic options for notifying the player in chat and hiding the HUD while a capture happens. A capture runs on its own game-tick timer, so it does not depend on the vanilla F2 key, and the mod can therefore run alongside vanilla screenshotting. Screenshot capture is listed as a feature the author tested alongside other screenshot mods, and conflicts with those are possible.
The mod is aimed at players who want a visual record of a world as it develops, such as a long-running survival save, since the images accumulate over time. Its source code is public, and the code is released under the MIT License, so it is open source. It is installed on the player's side alone, so servers need nothing.
Key features
Random-interval captures
Screenshots are taken sporadically at intervals the player sets, instead of only on demand.
Chat notification
An optional message in chat reports each capture, and can be switched off with the other basic options.
HUD hiding
The heads-up display can be hidden during a capture so that the saved image shows only the world.
Independent timer
Captures follow a separate game-tick timer, separate from the F2 key used by vanilla screenshots.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long survival saves
A player can let the mod record a world across many sessions to see how a base or landscape changed.
Progression records
Images taken over time show how a world progressed, which suits a shared build project.
Who it’s for: Players who want an automatic visual log of a single-player or multiplayer world on NeoForge 1.21.1, and who do not need the server to run any part of it.
How it compares
Forgeshot is an MIT-licensed open source screenshot mod for Forge and NeoForge, client-side only, with files for 1.19.2 – 26.2. Bigshot is an open source MIT-licensed client-side mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. Sporadic Screenshot differs by taking captures on a timer instead of on demand, and by targeting NeoForge 1.21.1 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporadic Screenshot | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2025-12-30 |
| Forgeshot | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-22 |
| Bigshot | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-18 |
Questions
Does Sporadic Screenshot need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Sporadic Screenshot support?
Will it conflict with the F2 screenshot key?
In the catalog
Sporadic Screenshot is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,477 Utility mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Screenshot the world in configurable intervals, with basic options to notify in chat, or to disable HUD. Visualize the progression of your world! This mod is heavily inspired by AutomaticMemories, but seeing as there's no dedicated Neoforge version unless with Sinytra Connector, I decided to make a small first mod…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sporadic-screenshot
- Owner
- dddanpppan
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15