AutoThirdPerson
by .exilexo
AutoThirdPerson switches the camera to third person when a player mounts a vehicle or animal and returns it to the previous view on dismount.
What it does
The client-side Fabric mod changes the camera perspective automatically as a player rides a horse, boat, minecart, pig, camel or any other mount, and when a player starts gliding with an elytra. When the ride or flight ends, the view is restored to whatever perspective was in use before, whether first person, third person front or third person back.
The mod remembers the view that was active before the switch, so a player who prefers first person returns to it without pressing F5. It respects manual changes: if a player presses F5 while mounted or flying, the chosen view is kept until the ride or flight ends, and the mod leaves that choice alone rather than snapping the camera back every tick. Works in singleplayer and on servers, with no installation needed on the server.
Installation needs only Fabric Loader for Minecraft 26.2 and Fabric API for 26.2. Place the Auto Third Person jar and the Fabric API jar in the mods folder of the .minecraft directory. The mod is released under CC0 1.0 Universal, so the code can be used for any purpose.
Key features
Automatic mount camera
The camera moves to third person when the player mounts a horse, boat, minecart, pig, camel or other vehicle.
Elytra gliding view
The camera switches to third person when the player starts gliding with an elytra and returns after landing.
Restored perspective
The previous first-person or third-person view is restored on dismount or landing, without manual switching.
Manual view respected
A view chosen with F5 during a ride or flight is kept, and the mod does not fight the player.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players of Fabric 26.2 who want the camera to follow their mount or glide automatically. Server owners need nothing installed, because the mod is client-side only.
How it compares
No Reverse Third Person is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.2 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. MountCam is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 with All rights reserved, and is not open source. NCControlUtils is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License and is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoThirdPerson | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-25 |
| No Reverse Third Person | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-21 |
| MountCam | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-14 |
| NCControlUtils | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-09 |
Questions
Does AutoThirdPerson need Fabric API?
Does a server need the mod installed?
Does the mod work with the 26.2 game version only?
In the catalog
AutoThirdPerson is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Automatically switches your camera to third-person when you mount something or glide with an elytra, then puts it back exactly how you had it. No more fumbling for F5 every time you hop on a horse just so you can actually see it, and no more forgetting to switch back to first-person afterward.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/autothirdperson
- Owner
- .exilexo
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15