🎮 Better Pause Menu
A sleek, modern redesign of Minecraft's default pause screen.
✨ Features
- Dark & Sleek UI — Clean card layout with rounded panels and a blue accent bar
- Live Player Skin — Your character is displayed on the left side of the menu
- Color-coded Buttons — Each button has its own color for quick recognition
- Lightweight — 100% client-side, works on any server without any server-side installation
🖱️ Buttons
| Color | Button |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Green | Resume Game |
| 🔵 Cyan | Options |
| 🟡 Yellow | Statistics |
| 🟣 Purple | Resource Packs |
| 🟠 Orange | Disconnect |
| 🔴 Red | Quit Minecraft |
📦 Requirements
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Minecraft | 1.21.x |
| Fabric Loader | ≥ 0.15.0 |
| Fabric API | any |
| Java | 21+ |
🐛 Issues & Feedback
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue on the project page — feedback is always welcome!
Made with ❤️ by Dominicpex
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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 better-pause-menu-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.