Animated Frames
by SunnyMp
Animated Frames lets a player show picture and video clips on an in-game screen, with WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API required on the client.
What it does
The mod displays image and video media inside Minecraft on a screen block. Media can be a file that already sits in the player's own client folder, or a file the server sends to every connected player. Placement on a frame is set by a position option: center, the four corners, the edge midpoints, or fullscreen.
Client and server are both needed, so the mod must be installed on the server as well as on each player's client. Server owners who do not want to install a mod can use the matching Bukkit, Spigot, Paper or Purpur plugin instead, which lets them trigger media on player screens from the server. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 5 release versions, and All rights reserved applies; the project is not open source.
Key features
Image and video playback
GIFs, PNGs, JPGs, JPEGs and MP4 videos can be played on an in-game screen.
Nine screen positions
Media can be anchored to the center, any of the four corners, the edge midpoints, or the full screen.
Server-triggered media
A server admin can start media on player screens through the plugin, without the server running the mod.
Localized commands
The plugin's language can be changed with a command, so server messages follow the chosen language.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Server displays
A server can broadcast a slideshow or video to every player's screen, with the plugin controlling playback.
Single-player showcases
Players can show their own local image or video files on a screen inside a world.
Who it’s for: Players who want to show their own pictures or video clips in-game, and server owners who want to trigger media on player screens from a plugin.
How it compares
Media Visualizer is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, so no server install is needed. Media HUD is also client-side only and MIT licensed, but it targets Fabric alone, for 1.20.5 – 1.21.11. PlayerMusic is client and server with All rights reserved and also covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, though its range ends at 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Frames | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
| Media Visualizer | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-19 |
| Media HUD | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-20 |
| PlayerMusic | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-25 |
Questions
Does Animated Frames need WATERMeDIA: Multimedia API?
Do servers have to install Animated Frames?
Which game versions have files for Animated Frames?
In the catalog
Animated Frames is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Display GIFs, PNGs, JPGs, JPEGs and MP4 videos on screen! AnimatedFrames allows you to display GIFs, PNGs, JPGs, JPEGs and MP4 videos within Minecraft using commands.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/animated-frames
- Owner
- SunnyMp
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15