View Sounds
by Ureshipan
View Sounds, a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, shows game sounds as colored squares on the screen so players can see where a sound comes from.
What it does
Sounds that play in the world appear as colored squares, letting a player see the direction and source of nearby noises. The display is drawn on the client, so the mod needs to be installed only on the player's side; a server can run without it. The latest Forge file, 1.1.0, targets 1.20.6 and was published on 2025-06-30.
Key features
Colored sound squares
Each sound is drawn as a colored square on screen, so the source of a noise is easier to locate.
Adjustable display time
How long each square stays visible can be set in the mod's configuration.
Crouch-aware display
Squares can be tied to crouching, so the display can be shown or hidden as the player sneaks.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Horror sounds is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that needs both client and server under the MIT License, and it is not open source. The Sound of Rain is a client-side Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.20.4 under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Sounds | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2025-06-30 |
| Horror sounds | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-17 |
| The Sound of Rain | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2026-04-05 |
Questions
Does View Sounds need to be installed on the server?
Which versions does View Sounds support?
In the catalog
View Sounds is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
The mod adds the ability to see the sources of sounds around you - hostile mobs, friendly mobs, players, blocks, and so on. At the moment, it only works with sounds that come from an entity. Now works with all sound sources! Flexible configuration of colors, radius for sounds, and visibility switching for each type…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/view-sounds
- Owner
- Ureshipan
- Published
- 2025-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15