Spotify Controller
by tiji
Spotify Controller lets a player run Spotify playback from inside Minecraft, so the game does not need to be alt-tabbed out to change a song.
What it does
Playback can be paused, resumed, skipped or rewound from the game, and a previous track can be replayed. The mod also lets a player seek to a chosen position, search for a song and view the playback queue. Synced lyrics are shown through LRCLIB, which the author thanks in the mod notes. The mod shows what is currently playing, so the track name is visible without leaving the game.
Setup is done once through the Spotify developer app. The player follows the official guide for creating an app, sets the redirect URI through a pop-up that opens with the Z key, and pastes the Client ID and Client Secret into the fields at the bottom of the page. Spotify Premium must be active on the account. After signing in, pressing Z again opens the playback controls. The mod needs Fabric and runs only on the client, so servers do not need it. Files exist across 17 release versions, with 4.5.1 for 26.3 as the latest. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Playback controls in game
Pause, resume, skip to the next track and replay the previous one from the game screen.
Seek and search
A chosen position in the current song can be reached directly, and any song can be searched by name.
Queue and current track
The playback queue can be viewed, and the track playing now is shown without switching windows.
Synced lyrics
Lyrics stay in time with the song, using the LRCLIB service for their data.
Guided Spotify setup
A pop-up with a button walks through redirect URI setup, and the Client ID and Client Secret are entered in the same screen.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
MusicDisplay is a Fabric client mod that runs for 1.21.4 – 26.2 and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so it is open source. Spoty Widget is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with builds covering the same span as this mod. MusicCraft is client-side only, supports only 1.21.11 and is not open source, as its All rights reserved license applies.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify Controller | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| MusicDisplay | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Spoty Widget | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| MusicCraft | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-24 |
Questions
Does Spotify Controller need a Spotify Premium account?
Does Spotify Controller have to be installed on a server?
Which Minecraft versions does Spotify Controller support?
In the catalog
Spotify Controller is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Control your spotify playback without alt-tabbing. You need Spotify Premium for this mod to be functional. If you found bugs, please report to issue tracker on GitHub!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/spotify-controller
- Owner
- tiji
- Published
- 2025-01-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15