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WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API

by SrRapero720

WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API is a client-side library that lets other Minecraft mods play video and audio through VLC, on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyCustom license1.16.5 – 26.2

What it does

Other mods call the library to load and play multimedia inside Minecraft. It is a core dependency rather than a feature a player uses directly, and the mods that rely on it are the ones that show video or sound in the world. WATERMeDIA: Multimedia Binaries is required and must be installed alongside it.

The library works on Minecraft from 1.16.5 to the newest builds and also outside the game context. Its files are published for 10 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.2, and the latest file is 3.0.0.23 for 26.2, marked as a beta build. Because the environment is client-side only, a server does not need the mod, and only the players who see the content install it.

Key features

  1. Video and audio playback

    Mods that depend on the library can open media files and streams and play them inside the game.

  2. VLC-based integration

    Playback is handled through VLC, so the same library covers many media formats without custom decoders.

  3. Shared dependency

    Twenty-three catalog mods require the library, including WATERFrAMES, WATERViSION and WATERMeDIA: Youtube Extension.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
26.23.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
26.1.23.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.113.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.21.52.1.372.1.372.1.37
1.21.42.1.232.1.232.1.23
1.21.13.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.13.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.23.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.23.0.0.233.0.0.233.0.0.23
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.52.1.372.1.372.1.37
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

WATERMEDIA: Multimedia BinariesBinaries for WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API
Required

Required by 23 mods

WATERFrAMES: Multimedia Displays1.18.2 – 1.21.8Reimagined Intro1.21.1 – 26.3WATERMEDIA: Multimedia Binaries1.18.2 – 26.2WATERViSION: VideoPlayer1.20.1 – 1.21.5WATERMeDIA: Youtube Extension1.18.2 – 26.1.2Video Player1.12.2 – 1.20.6

Questions

Does WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API need a server install?

No. Servers do not need it; each player installs it for their own game. A server can run without it.

What does WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API require?

WATERMeDIA: Multimedia Binaries is a required dependency and must be installed next to the library on the same loader.

In the catalog

WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

More from SrRapero720

All projects
(Sodium) Chloride1.18.2 – 26.2WATERFrAMES: Multimedia Displays1.18.2 – 1.21.8WATERMEDIA: Multimedia Binaries1.18.2 – 26.2WATERViSION: VideoPlayer1.20.1 – 1.21.5WATERMeDIA: Youtube Extension1.18.2 – 26.1.2Dimensional Threading Reforked1.16.5 – 1.21.1

Similar mods

Fabric API1.14 – 26.3Cloth Config API1.14 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3

What the author says

WATERMeDIA v3 alpha its going to be released soon, please ensure you're downloading the right version (2.1.x) before open a github issue about crashes WaterMedia it's a library with a well designed API, provides multimedia support using native/java decoders and LibVLC as video backend. Used by many minecraft mods…
SrRapero720, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
SrRapero720
Published
2023-07-18
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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