GIF Inventory
by mcfinri
GIF Inventory replaces the survival inventory background with a looping animation made from GIF files that the player supplies.
What it does
Players add their own GIF images through a small menu button in the corner of the screen, opened with the Esc key. The mod processes each file automatically, cropping it to fit the inventory and applying super-sampling so the animation stays sharp, with a progress indicator while the image is applied.
The mod works with images chosen from disk in-game, which avoids editing resource packs by hand. The interface is kept simple, and its text follows the game language, with English and Russian translations included. Because the mod is client-side only, the server and other players do not need it, and it adds no requirements to servers.
Installation requires Fabric. Files are published for 13 release versions, and the latest Fabric file is 1.1.0+mc1.16.5, released 2026-08-07. The code is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Animated inventory background
The survival inventory shows a smooth, looping animation in place of the default background.
Custom GIF import
A GIF file is chosen from disk through the menu, so no resource pack needs to be assembled.
Automatic image processing
Each file is cropped to fit the inventory and super-sampled to keep the animation crisp.
Progress indicator
Applying a new image shows a progress indicator, so the game does not appear to freeze while it loads.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Personal inventory art
A player who wants a moving background in the survival inventory can use any GIF they have made or saved.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want an animated survival inventory background, and who prefer picking images in the game rather than editing resource packs.
How it compares
Image Overlay is a Fabric client mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, not open source. Voxelmatica is the one alternative that can run on either side, a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 under the MIT License. uimage overlay is also client-side only and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 under the MIT License. GIF Inventory covers the most versions of these and is limited to the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIF Inventory | Fabric | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-07 |
| Image Overlay | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Voxelmatica | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-02-28 |
| uimage overlay | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-04-26 |
Questions
Does GIF Inventory need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does GIF Inventory use?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
GIF Inventory is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Bring your inventory to life. This mod replaces the survival inventory background with a smooth, looping animation made from your own GIFs or images — right in-game, instead of clunky resource packs. Оживи свой инвентарь. Мод заменяет фон инвентаря выживания на плавную зацикленную анимацию, собранную из твоих…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gif-inventory
- Owner
- mcfinri
- Published
- 2026-07-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15