Music Viewer
Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Shows a live HUD for whatever music is playing on your PC right inside Minecraft. Appears as a small pill you can expand into a full card with album art…
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Music Viewer
A compact always-on music HUD that lives in the corner of your screen.
What it shows:
- Song title and artist
- Album art with smooth crossfades
- Seek bar with timestamps
- Play/pause button (click to toggle)
Works with anything on Windows - Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Tidal, Windows Media Player, anything that uses Windows SMTC (System Media Transport Controls).
Controls
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Right-click pill | Toggle expand/collapse |
| Hold Alt, then Left-click + drag | Move the HUD anywhere |
| Click seek bar | Jump to that position |
| Click play/pause | Toggle playback |
Requirements
- Windows only - uses the native Windows media detection API
- Fabric mod loader
- No server install needed (client-side only)
Setup
- Drop the mod in your .minecraft/mods folder
- Launch Minecraft and play some music
The pill appears automatically when something is playing. No scripts to run, no extra setup.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.1.2
- 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.
- Ships as musicplayer-26.1.2-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 47 KB
- Download link checked 9 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.