Eating Animation
by theoness1
Eating Animation shows a sprite animation on food and drink items while the player consumes them, and it only runs on the client.
What it does
Edible and drinkable items get a sprite animation during use, so the held item visibly changes as the player eats or drinks. The mod targets items added by food content, and its animations are drawn from a resource pack, which is how the look can be changed without touching the code.
Distribution covers Fabric only, with Fabric API not listed as a dependency. Client-side only, it does not need to be present on a server, so players can install it alone. Its source is available under the MIT License, which makes it open source. Builds exist for 1.16 – 1.21.3 across 25 release versions, with 1.9.73 for 1.21.3 as the latest Fabric file on the beta channel.
Key features
Eating sprite animation
Edible and drinkable items show a sprite animation while the player uses them, instead of a static held item.
Custom model data
Animations can be defined for custom model data, letting resource pack authors cover items from other mods.
Food mod coverage
Items added by food content can be animated when a resource pack covers them, so the effect extends past vanilla food.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Animated food packs
Resource pack makers can give food and drink items a custom eating animation with the mod's pack format.
Food mod support
Players of food mods can see those items animated when a resource pack covers them, including items added by other food content.
Who it’s for: Players who use food and drink mods on Fabric, and resource pack authors who want animated eating and drinking.
How it compares
Hybrid Delights is client and server, open source under the MIT License, and published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Insane Eating is also client and server, but it is for Fabric only, covers 1.21 – 1.21.10 and is not open source under the MIT License. Eating Animation stays client-side only and works on Fabric alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eating Animation | Fabric | 1.16 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2024-12-13 |
| Hybrid Delights | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Insane Eating | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-03-19 |
Questions
Does Eating Animation need to be installed on the server?
Does Eating Animation require Fabric API?
How are the animations changed?
In the catalog
Eating Animation is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 13,252 mods support Minecraft 1.21.3.
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What the author says
1.21.4 and higher you can use resourcepack --> Theone's Eating Animation Pack <-- Big thanks for helping me with the code: spusik_, PinkGoosik and DoctorNight1 \ (•◡•) /
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/eating-animation
- Owner
- theoness1
- Published
- 2021-09-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15