Now Playing IRL
Display your real-life music in Minecraft!
Now Playing IRL displays the music you're currently listening to on your PC directly in Minecraft!
Supports Spotify, YouTube, VLC, iTunes, foobar2000, and many more players.
Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Real-time Detection | Automatically detects music from Spotify, YouTube, VLC, and more |
| Album Art | Fetches and displays album covers from iTunes/Deezer APIs |
| Rotating Vinyl | Smooth rotating album art animation |
| 5 Beautiful Themes | Cherry Blossom, Purple, Ocean, Forest, Sunset |
| Fully Configurable | Position, size, opacity, rotation speed |
| Idle Animation | Cute "Silence... ♪ zzZ" when no music is playing |
| Ultra Lightweight | Client-side only, 60 FPS optimized |
Supported Players
Fully Supported
- Spotify (Desktop App)
- YouTube (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)
- VLC Media Player
- foobar2000
- AIMP
- MusicBee
- Winamp
- iTunes / Apple Music
Platform Support
| Platform | Status |
|---|---|
| Windows | Full Support |
| macOS | Spotify & Apple Music |
| Linux | Via MPRIS (playerctl) |
Configuration
Open the config menu with M or through Mod Menu.
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Widget corner position | Bottom Right |
| Scale | Widget size (50% - 200%) | 100% |
| Opacity | Widget transparency | 90% |
| Rotation Speed | Album art spin speed | Normal |
| Show Album Art | Display/hide cover | Visible |
| Theme | Color scheme | Cherry Blossom |
Installation
- Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.21.4
- Install Fabric API
- Download Now Playing IRL and put it in your
modsfolder - (Optional) Install Mod Menu for easy config access
License
This mod is licensed under CC-BY-NC-4.0 License.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as now-playing-irl-2.6.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 4.0 MB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.