Elytra Hopper
by santrollan
Elytra Hopper changes how jump behaves while a player glides with an elytra, letting them hop from the air and keep the glider open after landing.
What it does
Holding jump while gliding no longer lands the player at once. Instead the elytra stays open and the player can hop around, which leaves fireworks for later. After opening the elytra with jump held, it stays open on landing, so a player can keep hopping while building. Landing in water closes the elytra and lets the player swim normally.
The jump cooldown is shortened when jump is held, and the delay is configurable from 0 to 10 ticks. A JSON config file holds these values, and Mod Menu support adds a vanilla-style config screen. Optional unbound controls toggle the recast and hopping behavior and the water-closing behavior. Elytra Hopper is inspired by Elytra Recast, and the author notes that it will use Elytra Recast instead if that mod is updated. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.1 – 26.3, and the environment is client-side only, so servers do not need it. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Hopping while gliding
Holding jump in the air prevents an immediate landing, so the player can hop around while the elytra stays in use.
Glider stays open after landing
An elytra opened with jump held remains open when the player touches down, which suits building in one spot.
Configurable jump cooldown
The delay between jump presses can be set from 0 to 10 ticks in the JSON config or the Mod Menu screen.
Optional unbound controls
Separate keybinds toggle the recast and hopping behavior and the water-closing behavior on or off.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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How it compares
Elytra Recast is open source under the MIT License, is client-side only and covers 1.19 – 1.21.3, so it targets older versions than Elytra Hopper. Reduced Elytra Firework is open source under no license of its own and runs on client and server; it is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and covers 26.1.2 – 26.2. Bedrock Elytra Brake is client-side only, uses the CC0 1.0 Universal license, is not open source and targets 26.2 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elytra Hopper | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-19 |
| Elytra Recast | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.3 | Client-side only | 2024-11-06 |
| Reduced Elytra Firework | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Bedrock Elytra Brake | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-02 |
Questions
Does Elytra Hopper need Fabric API?
Does a server need Elytra Hopper?
Which versions does Elytra Hopper cover?
Can the hopping behavior be turned off?
In the catalog
Elytra Hopper is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Elytra Hopper is heavily inspired by Elytra Recast, but for Minecraft 26.1.x and 26.2.x. If/when Elytra Recast updates, you should use it instead!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/elytra-hopper
- Owner
- santrollan
- Published
- 2026-04-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15