Simple Online Radio

Simple Online Radio is a lightweight mod that lets you listen to real internet radio stations directly inside Minecraft, solo or with friends on a server.

📻 Features

✅ Format Support (NEW) - Plays MP3, AAC, AAC+ and HLS streams, including MP3-in-HLS. A stream in a format the mod cannot decode shows a clear "Unsupported stream format." message.

✅ Portable Radio - A handheld version of the radio that opens the same interface anywhere, without placing a block. Takes priority over placed radios and only you hear it.

✅ Station Browser - Built-in search menu, discover and play thousands of stations without leaving the game.

✅ Playlist Support - .m3u and .pls links are resolved to their direct audio stream.

✅ Now Playing - The station name and the current artist/song are shown on the HUD and on the radio screen, for every station that broadcasts them. Stations that send nothing show a grey placeholder instead.

✅ Advanced Search - Filter by Country, Language, and Tag/Genre simultaneously with auto-complete.

✅ Live Streaming - Any valid direct stream URL works, including Icecast and Shoutcast sources.

✅ Immersive Audio - Spatially localized sound that fades with distance. Musical note particles float above the radio.

✅ Survival Friendly - Custom 3D block model with a simple crafting recipe using basic materials.

✅ Multiplayer Synced - All nearby players hear the same station in sync on servers.

✅ Favorites - Save up to 5 favorite stations per radio. Auto-captures URL & name.

✅ Settings Menu - Dedicated config panel (⚙️) for HUD visibility, Auto-Play, Welcome Message, and View Favorite.

✅ Update Notifications - In-game chat alerts inform you whenever a new version is available.

🛠️ Crafting Recipe

Block Radio

Top Row: Any Wood Plank - Iron Ingot - Any Wood Plank

Middle Row: Any Wood Plank - Redstone Dust - Any Wood Plank

Bottom Row: Any Wood Plank - Any Wood Plank - Any Wood Plank

🔨 Tip: Mine the placed radio with an Iron Pickaxe or better to pick it back up.

Portable Radio

Top Row: (empty) - Iron Ingot - (empty)

Middle Row: Any Wood Plank - Redstone Dust - Any Wood Plank

Bottom Row: (empty) - Any Wood Plank - (empty)

🎧 Block Radio vs Portable Radio

Both radios open the same interface and play the same stations. The difference is who hears them.

Block Radio - Placed in the world. Everyone within 32 blocks hears it, and the volume fades with distance. Use it when you want to share a station with the players around you.

Portable Radio - Stays in your inventory and is opened by right-clicking while held. Only you hear it, at full volume wherever you go, and it keeps its own 5 favorites saved on the item itself.

Priority - While a Portable Radio is playing, every placed radio you would normally hear is muted for you. Stop the portable and the placed radios come back at their normal distance-based volume. If you carry more than one Portable Radio, only the one you started last plays — starting another stops the previous one.

Leaving your inventory - A Portable Radio goes silent when it leaves your inventory (dropped, stored in a chest, or lost on death) and picks up again when it is back in your inventory.

⚙️ How to Use

1. Place the Radio block in the world, or hold the Portable Radio, and right-click it.
2. Click "🔍 Browse" to find a station, or paste a direct stream URL and press ▶ Play.
3. Click "S" next to an empty slot to save the current station to favorites.
4. Click "⚙️" to access settings (HUD, Auto-Play, Welcome Message, View Favorite).
5. Volume is controlled by the Jukebox/Note Blocks slider in Options → Music & Sounds.

📝 License & Modpacks

All Rights Reserved. You are free to use this mod and include it in any CurseForge modpack. Modifying, copying, or redistributing the mod files outside of CurseForge without permission is prohibited.

💻 Technical Notes

This mod is self-contained. All required audio libraries (JLayer for MP3, JAAD for AAC) are embedded in the mod file — no external dependencies needed.

🤖 AI Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence tools were used to assist in creating the mod image and refining the description.