Now Playing IRL

Display your real-life music in Minecraft!

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Screenshots

⚙️ Settings Menu - Customizing the Music Player GUI

🎶 Music Player GUI in Action - With Name, Author, and the Platf

About this Mod

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 mods folder
(Optional) Install Mod Menu for easy config access

License

This mod is licensed under CC-BY-NC-4.0 License.

Available Versions

Now Playing IRL 2.6.0release

MC 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric

April 28, 2026

Now Playing IRL 2.5release

MC 1.21.4, 1.21.5fabric

December 13, 2025

Now Playing IRL 1.0.0release

MC 1.21.4fabric

December 13, 2025

How to Install Now Playing IRL on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Now Playing IRL". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+5 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Now Playing IRL server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Now Playing IRL compatible with fabric?

Now Playing IRL officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Now Playing IRL – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Now Playing IRL consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.