Smart Pause

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Stops the game from pausing when you alt-tab

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smart-pause-1.0.0.jar
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Modrinth

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🧠 Smart Pause

Smart Pause is a simple quality-of-life mod that prevents Minecraft from automatically pausing when you alt-tab out of the game.


⚡ What it does

By default, Minecraft pauses singleplayer worlds when the game window loses focus.
Smart Pause disables this behavior, allowing your world to continue running even when you switch to another application.


🎮 Features

  • Prevents automatic pause when alt-tabbing
  • Keeps your world running in the background
  • Seamless and lightweight — no performance impact
  • Works automatically with no configuration required

💡 Why use Smart Pause?

  • Keep farms, redstone, or processes running while multitasking
  • Stay connected and active without interruptions
  • Improve overall gameplay flow

⚠️ Important

  • This mod affects singleplayer behavior only
  • The game will continue running while unfocused — be aware of in-game risks (mobs, damage, etc.)

🧩 Compatibility

  • Client-side mod
  • Works with Fabric
  • Compatible with most other mods

🎮 Smart Pausing (Alt+Tab)

Stay in control even when you switch tabs.

Smart Pausing prevents your game from freezing when you Alt+Tab out, keeping everything running smoothly in the background. This is perfect for streamers who want to interact with chat, adjust settings, or multitask without interrupting gameplay.

✨ Why it matters

  • 🔴 Keeps your stream active and engaging
  • 💬 Lets you interact with chat without freezing gameplay
  • ⚡ Eliminates interruptions when multitasking

🚀 How it works

Instead of pausing when the game loses focus, Smart Pausing allows the game to continue running seamlessly—so your viewers never see a pause screen.

🎯 Perfect for

  • Twitch streamers
  • PvP players
  • Content creators
  • Anyone multitasking while gaming

💡 Stay live. Stay smooth. Stay in control.

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