SmoothPlayerAnimations
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #222 of 296 decoration mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
# 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 !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f856740d874712d59cfbbef49c402dd9a898d183.gif) ### Dynamic Idle Animations !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/bf86339943c80d8b3374f2db4e558d4a0030039a.gif) ### hold poppy !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/86967aed5dad4691525afc870346347500cc96aa.gif) ### Combat & Item Usage !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f7af6d677690029f4114ff243c297c2b392d5ea7.gif) ### Mod Compatibility !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/7ffdd30e83d2ca99462b824ee9b6d7ba2ec7d222.gif) --- ## Compatibility Built with compatibility in mind. Works alongside many popular mods, including: - (https://modrinth.com/mod/better-combat) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/not-enough-animations) - -- The following mods are supported in version 0.4.0 and above. - -- - (https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/fa-player-extension)(Need to enable the CEM engine) - !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/5303261273b10196b562a6179d98cda093305cf1.jpeg) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/sitting+/versions) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/what-are-they-up-to) --- ## Performance Smooth Player Animations is designed to be lightweight and suitable for: - Singleplayer - Multiplayer - Large Modpacks --- ## Requirements - (https://modrinth.com/mod/cloth-config) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu)(choosable) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/player-animation-library)(Except for 0.1beta and 1.20.1) - (https://modrinth.com/mod/playeranimator)(1.20.1) --- ## Note(!!!!!!!) ⚠️ Some features shown in screenshots and GIFs are demonstrated using my resource pack(Versions 1.0 and above are no longer required.) (https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/hxss_animation_optimization) You can create your own animation by following the example of my resource package. ## Credits (https://github.com/Kelvin285/KelvinsBetterPlayerAnimations) 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 ## Introduction <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tDek5ZMuOHU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vgMVHfhKYyc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
# 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
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f856740d874712d59cfbbef49c402dd9a898d183.gif)
### Dynamic Idle Animations
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/bf86339943c80d8b3374f2db4e558d4a0030039a.gif)
### hold poppy

### Combat & Item Usage
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/f7af6d677690029f4114ff243c297c2b392d5ea7.gif)
### Mod Compatibility
!(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/7ffdd30e83d2ca99462b824ee9b6d7ba2ec7d222.gif)
## Compatibility
Built with compatibility in mind.
Works alongside many popular mods, including:
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/better-combat)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/not-enough-animations)
- --
- The following mods are supported in version 0. 4. 0 and above.
- --
- (https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/fa-player-extension)(Need to enable the CEM engine)
- !(https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/cached_images/5303261273b10196b562a6179d98cda093305cf1.jpeg)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/sitting+/versions)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/what-are-they-up-to)
## Performance
Smooth Player Animations is designed to be lightweight and suitable for:
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Large Modpacks
## Requirements
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/cloth-config)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/fabric-api)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/modmenu)(choosable)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/player-animation-library)(Except for 0. 1beta and 1. 20. 1)
- (https://modrinth.com/mod/playeranimator)(1. 20. 1)
- --
- ## Note(!!!!!!!)
(https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/hxss_animation_optimization)
You can create your own animation by following the example of my resource package.
(https://github.com/Kelvin285/KelvinsBetterPlayerAnimations)
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
## Introduction
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- HuaXiaosheng
- Version
- 1.0.3+26.1
- Downloads
- 6,771
- Endorsements
- 66
- Category
- decoration
- Created
- 6/13/2026
- Updated
- 8/22/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.1.2
- Tags
- decoration, optimization, utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does SmoothPlayerAnimations support?
The author lists 26.1.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of SmoothPlayerAnimations?
Version 1.0.3+26.1, published 2026-08-22 with 6,771 downloads recorded at the source.
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