ZMusic
by RealHeart
ZMusic lets players play songs and lyrics inside Minecraft, with searches across several streaming sources.
What it does
ZMusic is a cross-platform music system for Minecraft that pulls songs from Netease Cloud, Ximalaya, Bilibili and SoundCloud. Players search by keyword, build a personal song list, and play full-service songs, with each track playable on its own. Lyrics appear on screen, and a second display can show a translation alongside them.
The mod runs on the client alone, so players install it while servers need nothing extra. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 42 release versions, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are linked from the project. The V2 line is a long-term support branch, and a V3 version built on TabooLib 6 is under development.
Key features
Keyword song search
Songs are searched by keyword across Netease Cloud, Ximalaya, Bilibili and SoundCloud from one interface.
Personal song list
Tracks can be collected into a personal list, and full-service song lists can be loaded from the same sources.
Lyrics and translation
Lyrics are shown on screen while a song plays, and a translated lyrics line can be displayed beside them.
Separate playback control
Each song can be played on its own, so the player picks one track without starting the whole list.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Background music while building
A player can queue songs from a personal list while building or exploring, with lyrics visible on screen.
Who it’s for: Players who want music from several streaming services inside the game, and players who use the lyrics display to follow along with songs.
How it compares
Tritium Music is also a client-side music mod, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. AllMusic_Lyrics is client-side only and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, but it targets Fabric alone and covers 26.1 – 26.3. ZMusic spans a wider set of versions across three loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZMusic | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-16 |
| Tritium Music | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-07 |
| AllMusic_Lyrics | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does ZMusic have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does ZMusic support?
Which streaming sources does the search cover?
In the catalog
ZMusic is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This is a powerful music system that supports the following functions.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zmusic
- Owner
- RealHeart
- Published
- 2023-05-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15