Now Playing

Now Playing

Displays a "Now Playing" popup whenever the music changes.

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Screenshots

Example Notification
Now Playing Screenshot 2

About this Mod

Icon

Now Playing

Shows a popup whenever the active music track changes.

Environment
Latest Minecraft

Loader
Loader
Loader

Available on Modrinth
Available on GitHub

About

Have you ever wondered what all the songs in Minecraft are actually called? Sure, you could check
the soundtrack to find out, but then you have to listen to every song, hoping it's the one you're
thinking of.

With this mod, wonder no more! A toast will pop up in the top right corner of your screen or just
above your hotbar (configurable), telling you what song you're about to listen to.

Setup

General Options
  • Only use key or command
    • Whether to only show pop-up when the keybind is pressed or the /nowplaying command is used.
  • Music pop-up style
    • How to display pop-up for background music. Choice of toast, hotbar (status bar) message, or
      nothing.
  • Jukebox pop-up style
    • How to display pop-up for jukebox music. Choice of toast, hotbar (status bar) message, or
      nothing.
  • Fallback to toast
    • Whether to display a toast for music set to hotbar, if not possible to show a hotbar message.
  • Silent toast
    • Whether the toast should make a whoosh noise.
  • Toast scale
    • The size of the toast.
  • Simple toast
    • Whether to show the "Now Playing" text as well as the track title in the toast.
  • Dark toast
    • Whether to use a dark background for the toast.
  • Toast display time
    • How long the toast will be displayed for.
  • Hotbar display time
    • How long the hotbar message will be displayed for.
  • Narrate pop-up
    • Whether pop-ups should be narrated, if the narrator is enabled.
Custom Sprites

Now Playing supports changing which disc sprites are displayed for each background music track
via a resource pack. First, create a nowplaying folder in the assets folder of your pack,
and place a sprites.json file in that folder, as shown below.

assets
β”œβ”€β”€ minecraft
└── nowplaying
    └── sprites.json

Next, populate the sprites.json file with key-value pairs, where the key is the music resource
location (or part thereof), and the value is the sprite location, as shown below.

{
    "minecraft:music/game":                   "minecraft:textures/item/music_disc_cat",
    "minecraft:music/game/creative":          "minecraft:textures/item/music_disc_blocks",
    "minecraft:music/game/creative/taswell":  "minecraft:textures/item/music_disc_chirp",
    "minecraft:music/game/nether":            "minecraft:textures/item/music_disc_pigstep"
}

If you only specify part of a music resource location, the corresponding disc will be shown for
all music tracks in that location, except those that have a more specific definition. In the
example above:

  • All tracks in the game folder will use the cat sprite, except;
    • tracks in the creative folder, which will use the blocks sprite, except;
      • the taswell track , which will use the chirp sprite
    • tracks in the nether folder, which will use the pigstep sprite.

You can use any existing music disc sprite, or any sprite provided by a resourcepack.

Custom Music Track Titles

If you have a resource pack that adds custom background music, you can specify titles using a
translation file (e.g. en_us.json). First, create a nowplaying folder in the assets folder
of your pack, create a lang folder inside, and place a translation file in that folder, as shown
below.

assets
β”œβ”€β”€ minecraft
└── nowplaying
    └── lang
        └── en_us.json

Next, populate the translation file with key-value pairs, where the key is the music resource
location, prefixed with nowplaying, and the value is the translated title of the track, as
shown below.

{
    "nowplaying.minecraft:music/game/a_familiar_room":     "Aaron Cherof - A Familiar Room",
    "nowplaying.minecraft:music/game/an_ordinary_day":     "Kumi Tanioka - An Ordinary Day",
    "nowplaying.minecraft:music/game/ancestry":            "Lena Raine - Ancestry",
    "nowplaying.minecraft:music/game/clark":               "C418 - Clark",
    "nowplaying.minecraft:music/game/creative/aria_math":  "C418 - Aria Math"
}

Old translation files which use the music.nowplaying.[name] format are still supported, but
have a lower priority than the new format.

Contact

GitHub Issues

License

Available Versions

v2.103.1+26.2-Fabricrelease
MC 26.2fabric
June 24, 2026
v2.103.1+26.2-NeoForgerelease
MC 26.2neoforge
June 24, 2026
v2.103.0+26.2-Fabricrelease
MC 26.2fabric
June 20, 2026
v2.103.0+26.2-NeoForgerelease
MC 26.2neoforge
June 20, 2026
v2.102.0+26.1.2-Fabricrelease
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
June 20, 2026

How to Install Now Playing on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the Now Playing file for fabric and Minecraft 26.2.

3

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.2-pre-2, 26.1.2 (+26 more)

Server-side

βœ— Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Now Playing need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks Now Playing as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does Now Playing require?

Use a file for fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 26.2, 26.2-pre-2, 26.1.2. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

Now Playing is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.

Minecraft Server for Your Group

Now Playing stays on your client. Host a compatible world for your group.

Recommended RAM
4 GBfrom €5.2/mo
Minimum 3 GB | per 8 players
Create Server Now
Client Compatibility Guide
NVMe SSD Storage
DDoS Protection included

Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

26.226.2-pre-226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.7+19 more