TrackView

TrackView is a clean and polished Cactus addon for the Minecraft client. It adds a native-feeling Now Playing HUD element that displays media information from your operating system, including Spotify, browser media sessions, and other supported media providers.

Unlike simple overlay mods, TrackView is built directly as a Cactus HUD element. This means it can be positioned, resized, and configured inside the Cactus HUD editor like your other HUD components.

TrackView focuses on doing one thing well: showing what is currently playing without getting in the way of the game.

📥 Installation Guide

TrackView requires Fabric Loader and Cactus.

Once you have installed Fabric Loader, install Cactus and place the TrackView .jar file into your mods folder like any other Fabric mod.

After launching Minecraft, open the Cactus HUD editor and add the Track View element to your HUD.

If the mod is installed correctly, Track View will appear as an available HUD element in Cactus.

✨ Features

TrackView adds a configurable media HUD with support for:

• Current track title
• Artist name
• Source application
• Playback state indicator
• Album art or media thumbnail
• Optional progress bar
• Resizable HUD layout
• Adjustable image size
• Compact mode
• Fallback display when no media session is active

Album art and thumbnails are decoded asynchronously and cached, helping the HUD stay smooth while media information changes.

⚙️ Configuration

TrackView can be configured directly through the Cactus HUD editor.

Available options include:

• Show Thumbnail
  Shows or hides album art and media thumbnails.

• Image Size
  Changes the size of the thumbnail.

• Show Source App
  Shows the application providing the media session.

• Show Progress Bar
  Displays playback progress when both duration and position are available.

• Hide Without Media
  Hides the HUD element when no active media session exists.

• Compact Mode
  Uses a smaller layout for limited HUD space.

Most users should not need to configure anything manually. The default layout is designed to work well for normal gameplay.

✅ Compatibility

TrackView is a client-side Cactus addon.

It does not change gameplay, does not affect multiplayer behavior, and does not provide any competitive advantage. It only displays media-session information that is already available locally on your system.

TrackView is intended for use with:

• Minecraft
• Fabric Loader
• Java
• Cactus

Exact supported versions are listed on the version page.

Media information depends on your operating system and the media player you are using. Some players, browser tabs, or websites may not expose full metadata, artwork, duration, or playback progress.

🔒 Privacy

TrackView reads locally available media-session information from your operating system.

TrackView does not upload track data, media metadata, artwork, or usage information to any external server.

🐛 How to Report Issues

Please use the issue tracker linked at the top of the page to report bugs, crashes, or incorrect behavior.

When reporting an issue, include:

• Minecraft version
• Fabric Loader version
• Cactus version
• TrackView version
• Operating system
• Media player or browser being used
• Relevant crash reports or log files

This makes it easier to reproduce and fix the problem.

❓ Notes

TrackView depends on media-session integration provided by your operating system.

This means that behavior may vary between Windows, Linux, macOS, desktop environments, browsers, and media players. Some applications may expose complete metadata, while others may only expose partial information or none at all.

If artwork or progress is missing, the media player most likely does not provide that information through the system media session.

Legal

TrackView is an independent addon and is not affiliated with Modrinth, Mojang, Microsoft, Spotify, Fabric, or Cactus.

Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Other mentioned names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.