No Idle Animation
No Idle Animation is a Fabric client mod that stops the player's arms from swaying when the player stands still.
What it does
With the mod installed, the player's arms stay fixed at the sides instead of moving during idle periods. The mod is aimed at taking exact screenshots of the player model, since the idle motion no longer alters the final image and the result can be reproduced. Only the client needs it, so servers run without it. The code is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and files are published for 26.2 with version 1.0.2 as the latest, released 2026-06-21.
Key features
Still arms at rest
The idle hand-moving animation is removed, so the arms stay firmly at the player's sides.
Reproducible player screenshots
Screenshots of the player model come out the same each time, with no randomness from the idle motion.
Client-only install
Players add it to their own game, and a server does not need to run it to show the stationary pose.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Idle Animations is a Fabric client mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.1 that is not open source and carries an All rights reserved license. Disable Animations is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 – 26.1 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, not open source. HasteAnimFix is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Idle Animation | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-21 |
| Idle Animations | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.1.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| Disable Animations | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
| HasteAnimFix | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
Questions
Does No Idle Animation need Fabric API?
In the catalog
No Idle Animation is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This is a very simple Fabric Minecraft mod that removes the player arm swaying animation when idle. With this mod installed, the player's arms will not move and will stay firmly at the player's side. The mod was developed to be able to take an exact screenshot of the player model without the animation affecting the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-idle-animation
- Owner
- EsotericEnderman
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15