Downloading Discs

Description

11/19/2025
Due to changes with certain websites and YT-DLP, some media links will fail to download

Downloading Discs adds a powerful new way to customize music in Minecraft. With the Disc Writer block, you can download audio from supported media links, convert it into .mp3 files, and apply it to Music Discs—all without leaving your world.

This functionality is powered by the AudioPlayer mod, which is required to be installed.

Features (as of version 1.21.8-1.0.1):

• Adds the Disc Writer, a new block with a GUI that allows a player to specify a media link for download, validate the downloaded file with AudioPlayer, and apply the audio to any Music Disc

• The Disc Writer allows specifying a target URL and a title for the Music Disc

• If a disc already has a URL attached to it, you can leave the URL blank in the GUI to reset the disc to its original state
• Config option for specifying the permission level required to interact with the Disc Writer block
• Config option for adjusting the bitrate of the downloaded .mp3 file, ranging from 64 (worst quality) to 320 (best quality)
• Compatible with Music Discs added by other mods, including AudioPlayer Blanks
• In-game configuration is available via Mod Menu if installed

Important Information

3 external programs will be downloaded to Minecraft’s run directory under the apps folder:

• YT-DLP, which downloads audio and video files from various supported websites
• FFmpeg, which processes audio and video files
• FFprobe, a command-line tool to display media information

Use of this mod implies agreeing to the automatic download and use of these programs.

This software is intended solely for personal use to get audio content from sources that you own or have the rights to access and use. The developer of this software is not responsible for any misuse of this tool by users. Each user is solely responsible for ensuring their use of this mod complies with all applicable copyright laws and the terms of service of any content provider. Use responsibly.

• A Disc Writer’s GUI can only be opened if no other players are using that Disc Writer.
• Downloads are temporarily saved in <worldfolder>/downloading_discs_downloads/ before being copied to <world folder>/audio_player_data/.

Config:

These options can be changed:

• Disc Writer chat output
• Disc Writer minimum permission level for use
• Downloaded audio bitrate
• Connection attempt timeout length
• Download attempt timeout length
• URL input character limit
• Title input character limit

Default .minecraft/config/downloadingdiscs.json:

{
  "discWriterOutput": "ON_COMPLETE",
  "discWriterMinimumPermissionLevel": 0,
  "downloadedAudioBitrateKbps": 192,
  "connectionAttemptTimeoutSeconds": 10,
  "downloadTimeoutMinutes": 5,
  "discWriterUrlCharacterLimit": 200,
  "discWriterTitleCharacterLimit": 50
}

Music Disc maximum duration and maximum file size are handled by AudioPlayer’s config, .minecraft/config/audioplayer/audioplayer-server.properties:

Support

Mod versions prior to 1.21.8-1.0.1 are no longer supported.

If you have a bug report, feature request, or any other type of issue, please post on our GitHub issues page. This is an issues page for all of our mods, so be sure to include the mod’s name and version in your post. We appreciate all feedback!

If you’d like to support development, you can leave a tip at our BuyMeACoffee. Only if it’s within your means- otherwise, using, sharing, and enjoying the mod is support enough. Thank you!

Credits

YT-DLP program maintained by various users and released under the Unlicense license.

FFmpeg and FFprobe programs maintained by the FFmpeg team and released under the GPL-3.0 license.

This project would not be possible without AudioPlayer, created by henkelmax

Inspired by VinURL Music by Plompii, which is a fork of URL Music Discs by Hoofer.