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Animatica Refabricated

by Coredex

Animatica Refabricated is a Fabric client mod that plays animated textures in the MCPatcher and OptiFine resource pack format.

FabricClient-side onlyGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.21.8 – 26.3

What it does

The mod reads the MCPatcher and OptiFine animated texture format and plays those textures in the game. Interface, mob, chest and sign textures can all cycle through frames when a resource pack defines them. Animated blocks and items already work in vanilla, so the mod does not add them.

Only the client needs Animatica Refabricated, and it requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric alone, covering 1.21.8 – 26.3 across nine release versions, with 0.6.3+26.3 for 26.3 as the latest. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and snapshot builds are published as well.

Key features

  1. Animated interface textures

    Interface textures in resource packs can change frame by frame, following the animation data the pack provides.

  2. Animated entity textures

    Mob and player textures can animate when the resource pack supplies the matching MCPatcher definitions.

  3. Animated block entity textures

    Textures on block entities such as chests and signs can cycle through frames defined by the pack.

  4. Animated armor textures

    Armor layers can animate, so packs that include animated armor display it in game.

  5. Other animated textures

    Further animated texture types in the format load as well, though custom entity models and GUI replacement are excluded.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.30.6.3+26.3
26.20.6.3+26.2
26.1.20.6.3+26.1
26.1.10.6.3+26.1
26.10.6.3+26.1
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.110.6.1+1.21.8
1.21.100.6.1+1.21.8
1.21.90.6.1+1.21.8
1.21.80.6.1+1.21.8
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Player Skin Extension-ETF is a Fabric client mod for 26.1 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License. OptiGUI covers a far wider range with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.18 – 26.3 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and its GUI replacement work is what Animatica Refabricated leaves out. 3D End Crystal targets Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3 and is listed as All rights reserved.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Animatica RefabricatedFabric1.21.8 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-13
OptiGUIFabric and Quilt1.18 – 26.3Client-side only2026-09-18
Player Skin Extension-ETFFabric26.1 – 26.1.2Client-side only2026-06-21
3D End CrystalFabric and NeoForge1.21.1 – 26.3Client-side only2026-10-12

Questions

Does Animatica Refabricated require Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside the mod on Fabric.

Does the server need Animatica Refabricated?

No. The mod is client-side only, so a server runs without it and players install it on their own clients.

Are custom entity models supported?

No. Custom entity models and entity model part animations are not implemented, and the author says they will never be added.

In the catalog

Animatica Refabricated is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

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What the author says

A Minecraft mod for the Fabric mod loader intended to load the MCPatcher/OptiFine animated texture format. This includes: - Animated GUI textures - Animated entity textures - Animated block entity textures - Animated armor textures - Other animated textures (Animated blocks and items are a vanilla feature) ##…
Coredex, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Coredex
Published
2026-04-13
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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