About ChaosCraft's Device's
From ModrinthA Mod that adds working Computers into the Game !
🖥️ CHAOSCRAFT'S DEVICE'S 🖥️
A lightweight in-game desktop for Minecraft featuring windowed apps, virtual files, wallpapers, and per-player persistence. Bring a tiny PC into Minecraft!
🔧Required Dependecies
- GeckoLib v.4.7.4+
🚀 Instant In-Game Desktop
Transform your Minecraft experience with a true desktop environment - drag windows, manage files, customize wallpapers, and run built-in or custom apps, all inside Minecraft - just drop the jar in your mods folder!
🌟 Persistent & Extensible
App and desktop state are saved per-player (JSON + world FS). Modpack authors: easily customize, extend, and persist app state and files. Register custom apps/icons at runtime with simple APIs.
🖼️ Wallpaper & Media Support
Supports solid colors, PNG/JPG/GIF wallpapers, and animated backgrounds. Paint app exports PNGs. Add new wallpapers by dropping images in the runtime folder - no resource pack needed.
⚠️ Compatibility Notice
Supported on Minecraft 1.20.1 with Forge 47.4.0.
⚡ Key Features
- Full desktop UI: draggable windows, icons, taskbar, previews
- Built-in apps: Files, Notes, Notepad, Paint, Weather, Settings, Marketplace, Geomtry Dash, etc...
- Per-player JSON persistence and world-level FS (
pc_ui_files.dat) - Wallpaper manager: solid colors, images, GIFs
- Tab Feature - If you have any open apps you can press Tab to see them All !
- Searchbar - On the Taskbar so you search for Apps
- Extensible: register custom apps/icons at runtime
- Performance: async IO and smart caching for smooth UX (coming fully for v.2.0.0)
_Note: The mod does not change gameplay - it adds a fully functional desktop inside Minecraft! Also beware ! Some Apps may be incomplete like the Calender, Browser and YouTube app Apps like the Browser App or YouTube app will be made Functional in a Addon in the future since having a Real Browser Engine running is Very Performance heavy_
🆕 Version 1.0.0 - Initial Release 🎉
What's New:- ✅ Placeable laptops open the in-game desktop
- 🖼️ Wallpaper picker, drag & drop support, window stacking & snapping
- 🧩 Core apps: Files, Notes, Notepad, Paint, Calculator, Calendar, Browser, Marketplace, Messenger, etc...
- 💾 Per-player JSON data and world FS for files
- 🛠️ App registration and icon customization APIs
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
🔄 Can I add this mod to an existing world?
Yes! Desktop and app data are stored per-player in JSON. You can safely add/remove this mod at any time, but always make backups.
💾 How does file persistence work?
Files and app state are saved in config/chaoscrafts_device_mod/players/<player>/ and world FS (pc_ui_files.dat). Wallpapers can be added to run/chaoscrafts_device_mod/wallpapers/ for instant use.
🖼️ Can I use custom wallpapers?
Absolutely! Just drop PNG/JPG/GIF images into the wallpapers folder.
👥 How can I extend with my own apps or icons?
Use AppFactory.registerApp(...) and IconManager.registerCustomIcon(...) in your mod or datapack. ( There will be some Documentation soon so Devs can Create Custom Apps with Ease !
🔧 Vital Fixes & Features
- Full window management: dragging, minimizing, restoring, stacking, snapping
- Taskbar with hover previews and app context menus
- File browser and editor, Paint export to PNG, per-player notes
- Live async stats & diagnostics for troubleshooting (will be fully for v.2.0.0)
- Simple installation: just drop the jar in your mods folder and play!
📊 Real-World Performance
- Desktop loads instantly in-game
- All app and file operations are async for smooth gameplay (will be fully for v.2.0.0)
- Runs fast on both high-end and modest PCs
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Minecraft 1.20.1.
Loaders
Runs on Forge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists ChaosCraft's Device's as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Forge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.20.1
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorChaosCraft_HD, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree
