How do I install Backround Engine?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Backround Engine work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.8. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Backround Engine

by TheSpoofies · on Modrinth

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Background Engine

This mod allows you to set your minecraft wallpaper in the main screen, server select screen and more.

It also supports animated gifs and not just images

Cat wallpaper On top of all that you can also customise the splash text in the custom gui with the reload button in the top right corner

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.8
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 backgroundengine-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 37 KB
Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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