FancyVideo-API
ModNeeded by other mods to render videos in your world.
Why no grade
How grades workFinished or replaced projects get no grade: they will not get fixes or new versions.
- The project page: As of today, Friday, Feburary the 12th 2024 FancyVideo-API is officially discontinued immediately .
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4.3 years ago (9 Jul 2022)Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.19.2 on Forge and Fabric. About 4.1 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 monthsStability
Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.36 of the 207 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.1 of 2 known conflicts counts in the grade See the 2 known conflictsTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Nick1st/FancyVideo-API-1.18Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.1,306,043Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.6 years, 8 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 4 latest files. See Security
About
FancyVideo-API is a mod-development API for playing videos in Minecraft, created as a research and technology-demo project to demonstrate what video rendering could make possible. It renders video frames to a dynamic texture that cleans up after each new frame, with a less efficient MatrixStack-based legacy renderer available when a texture is unsuitable; the API uses VLC native libraries for video playback and GPU rendering. The project has been discontinued and will receive no further updates, including bug fixes or security updates.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 2 areas, as a library other mods build on: User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay. and Game coreChanges 1 game code file in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Nick1st
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 1.3M
- Created
- 10 Mar 2022
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Starts other programs
- It can start another program on your computer, for example to open a link in your browser. Only in its files for Fabric 1.18 to 1.19.2; Forge 1.18.2 to 1.19.2.
- Uses folders outside the game
- It can read or write files outside your Minecraft folder, on the rest of your computer. Found: your user folder.
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.4 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Starts other programsPurpose not known.
- Uses folders outside the gameUses the system folder for application data.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 4 files, for Minecraft 1.16.5 to 1.19.2. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found2 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file588 code files read
Compatibility
See all 8 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Known conflicts
These projects do not work together with FancyVideo-API: their authors or FancyVideo-API's author say so. If you install both, the game can crash or some features can stop working. Some of them do the same job as FancyVideo-API, so you only need one.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it257 modpacks include FancyVideo-API in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 5 Nov 2022
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TownCraft441K downloadslast version with it 20 Jul 2023
Dimensional Ascension422K downloadslast version with it 15 Dec 2024
Dreamcraft [FABRIC]323K downloadslast version with it 1 Mar 2023
[MODIFIED] Cobblemon: PLUS282K downloadslast version with it 10 Oct 2023
Encrypted_194K downloadslast version with it 7 Jan 2024
QSMP Experience (UNOFFICIAL)140K downloadslast version with it 10 Jun 2023
Create and Guns123K downloadslast version with it 31 Dec 2022Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with FancyVideo-API. Share: how many of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API also have that mod.
RubidiumCModin 68% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
sparkAModin 47% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
SecurityCraftAModin 42% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
When Dungeons AriseAModin 40% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
AttributeFixAModin 40% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
Audio Extension for FancyMenu v2CModin 39% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
Oh The Biomes You'll GoCModin 39% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
BlueprintAModin 39% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
Creeper OverhaulCModin 39% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-API
ChippedCModin 39% of the modpacks with FancyVideo-APILatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.