Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.10
Platforms
Supported environments
Creators
Details
Licensed MIT
Published 4 weeks ago
Updated last month
⚠️ UNOFFICIAL PORT
This is an unofficial community port for Minecraft 1.21.10
- Original Author: KosmX
- Original Project: GitHub | Modrinth
- License: MIT License (Copyright © 2022 KosmX)
The original author is no longer maintaining PlayerAnimator and recommends using PAL instead.
What is PlayerAnimator?
PlayerAnimator is a Minecraft library to animate the player while trying to break as few mods as possible.
This port adapts the library to work with Minecraft 1.21.10 (Fabric).
Features
✅ Working
- Complete animation system for player model
- Position, rotation, scale, and bend transformations
- Animation layers with priority system
- JSON animation support (GeckoLib & Emotecraft formats)
- First-person animation mode
- Item in hand animations
- Proper elytra positioning during animations
⚠️ Limitations
- No bendy-lib - Smooth body bending not available (no 1.21.10 version)
- Animations look less smooth
- Body parts don't bend in the middle
- Armor visibility - First-person armor visibility may not work correctly
For Players
Just install this mod as a library - it does nothing on its own. Other mods that use PlayerAnimator will enable their animations when this is installed.
For Developers
The API is fully compatible with original PlayerAnimator:
// Get player's animation stack
AnimationStack stack = PlayerAnimationAccess.getPlayerAnimLayer(player);
// Add animation layer
stack.addAnimLayer(new ModifierLayer<>(animation));
// Load animation from JSON
AnimationContainer animation = PlayerAnimationRegistry.getAnimation(
new Identifier("modid", "animation_name")
);
Gradle Setup
repositories {
maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}
dependencies {
modImplementation "com.github.TOSTcRa:playerAnimator-1.21.10:v2.0.1-1.21.10-unofficial"
include "com.github.TOSTcRa:playerAnimator-1.21.10:v2.0.1-1.21.10-unofficial"
}
Model Structure
Animations use these body parts:
head/body(whole player) /torso(chest)rightArm/leftArm/rightLeg/leftLeg
Place animations in: assets/modid/player_animation/
Links
Credits
- KosmX - Original PlayerAnimator creator
- Fabric team for excellent modding tools
- All contributors to the original project


