ModsFinder

Zigy's Player Animator API

by ZigyTheBird

Zigy's Player Animator API lets other mods play player animations from the server side or the client side.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20 – 1.21.1

What it does

Animations can be started from code on either the server or the client, and a server-side command can also trigger them. Because it is a library, it adds no items or blocks of its own and is meant to be used by other mods. It requires Fabric API and playerAnimator, and four catalog mods depend on it, including Shield Overhaul and Jujutsu Kaisen. Both the server and every player need it, and it is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Synced motion for players

    Animations started from server code appear the same way for every connected player.

  2. Local effects

    An animation can be started on a single player's own client for effects only that player should see.

  3. Command trigger

    A server-side command can start an animation on a chosen player without any extra mod code.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.12.2.1Not available2.2.1
1.212.3.8Not available2.3.8
1.20.42.1.3Not available2.1.3
1.20.12.1.72.1.7Not available
1.201.3.4Not availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

PL
playerAnimatoranimate the player
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Required by 4 mods

Shield Overhaul1.20.1Jujutsu Kaisen1.20.1Project Moon Origins1.20.1Honkai Star Rail: Weapons1.20.1 – 1.21.1

Questions

Does Zigy's Player Animator API need Fabric API?

Yes, on Fabric it requires Fabric API, and playerAnimator is required on every loader.

In the catalog

Zigy's Player Animator API is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

More from ZigyTheBird

All projects
Player Animation Library1.21.1 – 26.3Bendable Cuboids1.21.7 – 26.3Emote Tweaks (Emotecraft Team Continuation)1.21.1

Similar mods

Fabric API1.14 – 26.3Cloth Config API1.14 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3

What the author says

Zigy's Player Animator API is a library mod that helps you play player animations. You can play animations from both server and client side. You may also play animations using a server side command. Use the GitHub wiki to see all the features of the mod and get started.
ZigyTheBird, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ZigyTheBird
Published
2024-01-04
Updated on Modrinth
2025-07-26
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Library
Open on ModrinthCompare