Player Screensaver
by caiusblair
Player Screensaver turns the player's camera into a calm, cinematic orbit around the character, and it runs as a Fabric client mod for 26.1 – 26.2.
What it does
When the screensaver is started from the in-game menu, the camera circles smoothly around the player, giving a slow cinematic view of the character while the game keeps running. Before it starts, a menu lets the player choose the camera distance and the orbit speed, so the scene can be tuned to taste.
While the screensaver is active, the scroll wheel changes the camera distance and releasing the movement keys leaves the orbit undisturbed. Two camera collision modes are available: Spectator Mode lets the camera pass through blocks, and F5 Mode stops the camera at blocks in front of the player, much like the vanilla third-person view.
Player Screensaver is a client-side mod, so only the player's own game needs it and servers run without it. Fabric API is required, and Mod Menu is optional for opening the settings from its menu. The mod is published for Fabric only, across four release versions: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2, with 1.0.0+26.2 as the latest file. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Orbiting camera scene
The camera circles the player slowly, producing a calm cinematic view of the character.
Adjustable distance and speed
Camera distance and orbit speed can be set in the in-game menu before the screensaver starts.
Scroll wheel control
While the screensaver runs, the scroll wheel changes the camera distance and movement keys do not interrupt the orbit.
Two collision modes
Spectator Mode lets the camera pass through blocks, while F5 Mode keeps it in front of blocks as vanilla third person does.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a slow, hands-off camera view of their character, and anyone who likes to show off an outfit or a build without flying the camera by hand.
How it compares
AFK Cinematics is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.21.1 – 26.3, released under All rights reserved and not open source, and it also offers cinematic camera movement. Modify Camera Collision is a Fabric client-side mod for 1.17 – 26.2 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, so it focuses on collision behavior rather than an orbit. Just A Third Person Camera Mod covers only 26.1.2 – 26.2 under a non-commercial license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Screensaver | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-16 |
| AFK Cinematics | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| Modify Camera Collision | Fabric | 1.17 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-17 |
| Just A Third Person Camera Mod | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-22 |
Questions
Does Player Screensaver need Fabric API?
Does the server need Player Screensaver?
Which versions does Player Screensaver support?
In the catalog
Player Screensaver is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Player Screensaver is a client-side Fabric camera mod that turns Minecraft into a calm orbiting screensaver. Open the in-game menu, choose your camera distance and speed, then start screensaver mode to watch the camera circle smoothly around your player. This first public release focuses on the core screensaver…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/player-screensaver
- Owner
- caiusblair
- Published
- 2026-07-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15