[s.n.n.a.s.] - animated skins
by sayunonamida
With s.n.n.a.s, a player can give a Minecraft skin several frames that play in sequence, and the frames are read from a folder on the game's own disk.
What it does
Frames are placed in a folder called snnas-skins inside the .minecraft directory, under a subfolder named self. Each frame is an image file, and names such as frame 01 and frame 02 set the order in which they are shown. The skin system stays the default one, and players swap through the frames on it, so the animation appears on the character without any other setup.
The mod can change the framerate and can set random frames to appear at chosen intervals. A config file exposes these settings. When the mod is installed on a server and on the client, other players who also run it see the animated skins as well. The author describes the mod as originally made for personal use and later shared, and the page says frames of animated skins may be shown with the author's permission.
The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Fabric is the only loader, and the 26.2 version is the only one with files, published on 2026-07-30 as build 1.1.1. Installing it on one side is enough, and either a client, a server or both can run it without requiring the other side to have it.
Key features
Frame-by-frame skin animation
Each skin can be built from several frame images that play in order, turning a static skin into a short loop.
Adjustable framerate
The speed of the frame sequence can be changed, so an animation can run slowly or quickly.
Random frame intervals
Selected frames can be set to appear at fixed intervals instead of in sequence, adding variation to the animation.
Shared view on servers
Players on the same server see one another's animated skins when the mod is present on both sides.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want animated skins on the default skin system, and server owners whose community runs the mod on both sides.
How it compares
Toggle Skin Layers is client-side only and lets players switch skin layers, with files for 1.20 – 26.2 under All rights reserved. ClovSkins is a custom license product that is not open source, and either a client or a server can run it without needing the other side, with files for 1.21.3 – 26.2 on Fabric and Quilt. s.n.n.a.s is also not open source and has Fabric files only for 26.2, and it adds frame animation rather than layer toggles.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [s.n.n.a.s.] - animated skins | Fabric | 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-07-30 |
| Toggle Skin Layers | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-10 |
| ClovSkins | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-14 |
Questions
Which loader does s.n.n.a.s need?
Does the server need s.n.n.a.s installed?
How are the frames named and ordered?
In the catalog
[s.n.n.a.s.] - animated skins is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
Similar mods
What the author says
this mod allows you to add frames to your minecraft skin! it is pretty simple, you add the skin file for yourself to ".minecraft/snnas-skins/self" and you are good to go!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/s.n.n.a.s.
- Owner
- sayunonamida
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15