AnimatedFreeze
AnimatedFreeze lets players switch off the animation of chosen materials, such as water, lava and fire textures, through commands on the client.
What it does
Commands turn the animation of a block material off, so its texture stays still. A player can add a material to the disabled list, remove it again, or view the list of materials that currently have animation turned off. The change applies on the client only, and nothing has to be installed on the server side.
The mod also includes the functions of the FastChest mod, which changes how the rendering method for chests is handled. That change gives a significant gain in frames per second in areas with many chests. To make the textures of some resource packs stop animating, the built-in resource pack has to be placed first in the load order, since a few resource packs had compatibility issues that the author addressed.
AnimatedFreeze requires Fabric API. Mod Menu is optional and can be added for its configuration screen. Released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, the source code and issue tracker are public. Files cover 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 across 23 release versions, and snapshot builds are also published.
Key features
Material animation toggles
Commands disable the animation of a material's texture, so animated blocks display as a fixed frame.
Disabled material list
A command shows every material that currently has animation turned off, making it simple to check the setup.
Remove animation disabling
A material can be taken off the disabled list again, which restores its normal animation.
Faster chest rendering
The rendering method for chests is changed, which raises frames per second in scenes with many chests.
Built-in FastChest functions
The FastChest mod's functions are included, so no separate chest mod needs to be installed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
How it compares
FastChest is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.15 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, as a client-side only mod. Disable Animations is client-side only on Fabric with a CC0 1.0 Universal license and is not open source, for 1.21.11 – 26.1. No Idle Animation is also client-side only on Fabric and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21.11 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnimatedFreeze | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-19 |
| FastChest | Fabric | 1.15 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-10 |
| Disable Animations | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
| No Idle Animation | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-21 |
Questions
Does AnimatedFreeze need Fabric API?
Does the server need AnimatedFreeze?
Why does a resource pack texture keep animating?
In the catalog
AnimatedFreeze is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Add a material that needs animation disabled. Remove a material that has had its animation disabled.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/animatedfreeze
- Owner
- 1024_byteeeee
- Published
- 2023-12-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15