CurseForge · Minecraft mod
SmoothPlayerAnimations
A lightweight player animation enhancement mod for Minecraft.
Quick answer
Which SmoothPlayerAnimations release matches Fabric?
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3 targets 26.3 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is SmoothPlayerAnimations required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3 need?
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3 on Fabric. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add SmoothPlayerAnimations without breaking your instance.
Built for SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3 on Fabric. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3. It targets 26.3 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does SmoothPlayerAnimations add?
Smooth Player Animations
Smooth, highly compatible player animations for Minecraft, with a player model whose elbows, knees and spine bend.
You can create your own animations. Click here to view.
Features
- Bending arms, legs and body: elbows, knees and the back bend like a real body. Your skin, armor and cape bend along with it, with no gaps at the joints.
- Smooth movement: walking, sprinting, sneaking, jumping, landing, swimming, crawling, climbing, riding and flying all have their own animations, and they flow into each other. Your feet move at your real speed, so they don't slide.
- A living body: your head and upper body follow where you look, and you lean when you start running, stop or turn.
- Combat and items: a two-strike sword combo, drawing weapons from your shoulder and items from your waist, and their own swings for pickaxes, axes, shovels and more.
- Cape and lantern physics: your cape streams behind you when you run and settles when you stop; a held lantern swings on its chain.
- You choose: every animation can be turned off on its own in the settings, and you can pick which animation any item (including items from other mods) uses.
Two Ways to Play
You can switch between two styles in the mod's settings with the CEM engine option.
| CEM engine off (default) | CEM engine on | |
|---|---|---|
| Player model | Bending model: elbows, knees and back bend | Classic Minecraft model with straight limbs |
| Movement animations | This mod's own animations | From the Fresh Animations: Player Extension resource pack |
| Hand actions (sword combo, eating, drinking, holding items, …) | This mod | This mod adds what Fresh Animations doesn't have |
| Cape and lantern physics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Armor | Bends with the body | Follows Fresh Animations' poses |
| What you need | Nothing else | Fresh Animations and its Player Extension, enabled as resource packs |
- Off is for the full experience of this mod: the bending model and all its animations.
- On is for players who already love Fresh Animations and want to keep its look. Fresh Animations is the base and plays the movement (idle, walking, running, jumping, …); this mod only adds its extension animations on top: hand actions, item holds, and cape and lantern physics.
- If you turn it on without Fresh Animations, the game tells you where to get it. After switching, press F3 + T to reload.
Showcase
CEM engine off (default): the bending model
Smooth Movement

Cape Physics

Sword Combo

Tools

Lantern

Swimming

CEM engine on: extension animations over Fresh Animations
Since 2.0, the CEM engine only provides extension animations like these, with Fresh Animations as the base.
Sword Combo

Tools

Bow

Eating and Drinking

Lantern

Cape Physics

From earlier versions
These were recorded before 2.0, on the classic model.
Dynamic Idle Animations

Hold Poppy

Item Usage

Mod Compatibility

Compatibility
Works alongside many popular mods, including:
- Better Combat
- Not Enough Animations
- Fresh Animations: Player Extension (enable the CEM engine)

- Emotecraft, Sitting+
- What Are They Up To (Watut)
- Carry On
- Easy NPC
- Touch'n Motion (with the CEM engine)
- Entity Model Features, Figura, ParCool, Musket Mod, Immersive Armors, Sodium
- WaveyCapes (the cape is left to it)
Performance
Lightweight and suitable for:
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Large Modpacks
Requirements
- Fabric API (Fabric)
- Cloth Config (optional, for the settings screen)
- Mod Menu (optional)
Player Animation Library, playerAnimator and the resource pack are no longer needed.
Note
Updating from a version before 2.0: delete the old jar first. Settings start fresh, and the old animation resource pack is no longer used.
Credits
Versions before 2.0 used animations from KelvinsBetterPlayerAnimations (MIT). All animations since 2.0 are original.
Thanks to everyone who provides feedback, testing, bug reports and suggestions. Without their help, this project would not have been possible.
Introduction
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Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
SmoothPlayerAnimations by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.3
2 loader builds26.2
2 loader builds26.1.2
2 loader builds26.1.1
2 loader builds26.1
2 loader builds1.21.11
2 loader builds1.21.10
2 loader builds1.21.9
2 loader builds1.21.8
2 loader builds1.21.1
2 loader builds1.20.1
2 loader buildsCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
SmoothPlayerAnimations versions and loaders
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.3
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.3_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.2
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.2_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 26.1
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.1_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 1.21.11
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.21.11_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 1.21.10
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.21.10_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 1.21.8
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.21.8_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 1.21.1
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.21.1_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations 2.1.0 - Fabric 1.20.1
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.20.1_2.1.0.jar
10 Nov 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.3_2.0.2.jar
29 Oct 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.2_2.0.2.jar
29 Oct 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_26.1_2.0.2.jar
29 Oct 2026
SmoothPlayerAnimations_Fabric_1.21.11_2.0.2.jar
29 Oct 2026
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