PictureSign
ModUse signs to display pictures from the web completely client-side.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 18 months−20 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
17 points lost10 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.18 months ago (3 May 2025) 0 / 12Supports 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.1.21.4 on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.4. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 15Removed 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.11 of the 58 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (19%) See the 11 modpacks7 / 10Quick 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.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · TeamMidnightDust/PictureSign 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · TeamMidnightDust/PictureSign 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.132,479 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.1 years, 14 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 5 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
34.9 of the 64 points that apply = 55 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
PictureSign is a client-side mod for displaying web images in Minecraft worlds by placing signs, and it works on servers without requiring server-side installation. Signs can show still pictures, animated GIFs, videos, and audio, while images can be resized, moved, and rotated; transparency is also supported. A helper GUI makes it easier to place pictures, and a built-in configuration screen lets players disable the mod or adjust sign render distance. PictureSign also works with most Iris shaders.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 2 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
A library packed inside it changes 1 more game code file: 
MidnightLib.
Adds 2 key bindings: Copy Text from Sign and Edit Sign.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Motschen
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 133K
- Created
- 4 Oct 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. No address written in the code is contacted by the code that runs. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
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.10 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 5 for recent versions. 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
We read its code without running it: it contacts 1 web address while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
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 5 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Address built while the game runsThe code builds this address while the game runs: it is not written in the file.Purpose not known.
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history 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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found4 of 26 changelogs read
- 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 found7 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 file57 code files read
Compatibility
See all 14 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Related projects
Projects that need PictureSign to work.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it73 modpacks include PictureSign in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
BounceSMP: Public2.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Nov 2023
King's Skyblock20K downloadslast version with it 25 Mar 2025
Pack Zero9.1K downloadslast version with it 14 Jan 2023
BUBUSTEIN's Roleplay Collection6.5K downloadslast version with it 10 Sep 2026
Gaycraft5.6K downloadslast version with it 20 Sep 2024
Soul of Origins: Community Edition5.2K downloadslast version with it 13 Dec 2022
BlanketCon '225K downloadslast version with it 23 Aug 2026Unofficial Quilt Modpack4.9K downloadslast version with it 6 Sep 2022
ModFest: Carnival4.5K downloadslast version with it 6 Mar 2026
ModFest 1.214.4K downloadslast version with it 9 Dec 2024Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with PictureSign. Share: how many of the modpacks with PictureSign also have that mod.
LithiumAModin 88% of the modpacks with PictureSign
Mod MenuAModin 81% of the modpacks with PictureSign
FerriteCoreAModin 74% of the modpacks with PictureSign
Reese's Sodium OptionsAModin 56% of the modpacks with PictureSign
Chat HeadsAModin 56% of the modpacks with PictureSign
Sodium ExtraAModin 52% of the modpacks with PictureSign
sparkAModin 52% of the modpacks with PictureSign
LazyDFU-Modin 49% of the modpacks with PictureSign
LambDynamicLights - Dynamic LightsAModin 49% of the modpacks with PictureSign
Starlight (Fabric)-Modin 45% of the modpacks with PictureSignLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.