SmoothPlayerAnimations
ModCreating smoother animations for players
Type
Mod
Modrinth Downloads
13
Modrinth ID
ZdlGpqTS
Last Updated
Jun 16, 2026
Description
Smooth Player Animations
A lightweight player animation enhancement mod for Minecraft.
Smooth Player Animations improves movement and action animations while staying close to the vanilla experience.
Features
- Smooth walking, running and sprinting animations
- Improved swimming and crawling
- Climbing animations
- Dynamic idle animations
- Layered upper/lower body animation system
- Smooth animation transitions
- Designed for compatibility with other animation mods
Showcase
Smooth Movement

Dynamic Idle Animations

hold poppy

Combat & Item Usage

Mod Compatibility

Compatibility
Built with compatibility in mind.
Works alongside many popular mods, including:
Performance
Smooth Player Animations is designed to be lightweight and suitable for:
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Large Modpacks
Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21.1
- Cloth Config
- Fabric API
- Mod Menu(choosable)
- Player Animation Library(Except for 0.1beta)
Note
⚠️ Some features shown in screenshots and GIFs are demonstrated using my resource pack
You can create your own animation by following the example of my resource package.
Credits
Additional thanks to everyone who provides feedback, testing, bug reports, and suggestions during development.
Without their help, this project would not have been possible.
Planned Features
- Landing animations
- More contextual animations
This video was created by me and my good friend together.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Game Versions
Screenshots
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