Custom Splash ScreenMods · 1.16 – 1.21Change minecraft's loading screen to your liking! Completely configurable!
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Makes the loading screen darker.
Makes the loading screen darker.
Dark Loading Screen is a resource made by A5b84. It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 4,749,285 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 11, 2026.
Dark Loading Screen has had 12 releases on Modrinth since Aug 29, 2022. 3 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.6.20, released on Sep 11, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on Fabric and Quilt. The download is 46 KB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.20 | Sep 11, 2026 | 26.3 | Release |
1.6.19 | Jun 19, 2026 | 26.2 | Release |
1.6.18 | Mar 28, 2026 | 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 | Release |
1.6.17 | Jun 21, 2025 | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Release |
1.6.16 | Mar 24, 2025 | 1.21.2 – 1.21.5 | Release |
Dark Loading Screen is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v1.6.20, published on Sep 12, 2026.
Before that: v1.6.19 (Jun 19, 2026), v1.6.18 (Mar 28, 2026).
A simple Fabric mod to make the loading screen darker.
A changelog is available here.
Colors can be modified in-game if both Mod Menu and Cloth Config are installed.
Create or edit .minecraft/config/dark-loading-screen.json, the default config is
{
"background": "14181c",
"bar": "e22837",
"barBackground": "14181c",
"border": "303336",
"logo": "ffffff",
"fadeIn": 1.0,
"fadeOut": 2.0
}
Manual changes are only visible after restarting the game.
Links: CurseForge · GitHub · Modrinth
Written by A5b84. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.
Install Fabric and Quilt for Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.
Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.
With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for Dark Loading Screen and click Install.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Loading Screenthe one you looked at | 4.7M | 1.16 – 26.x | Sep 11, 2026 | Free |
| Custom Splash ScreenMotschen | 6.8M | 1.16 – 1.21 | 8 days ago | Free |
 Seamless Loading ScreenMinenash | 2.9M | 1.16 – 1.21 | Oct 2, 2024 | Free |
 FastQuitcontaria | 24.9M | 1.17 – 26.x | Jul 30, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Dark Loading Screen supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16.
Yes. Dark Loading Screen is free to download from Modrinth.
Client-side. Dark Loading Screen goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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