Second Person Camera
by TheNephy
Second Person Camera lets a player view the world through the eyes of a nearby mob while their own character stays in control.
What it does
Once the mode is switched on, the mod scans a configurable radius for mobs and picks one as the active camera target. The name of the mob currently used as the camera is shown on screen.
The player's own character keeps the controls. It still walks, interacts, breaks and places blocks, and moves normally, because input is never handed to the selected mob. The mob keeps its normal AI movement, so the view is a passive window into another creature's perspective. If a target disappears, a fallback routine takes over so the game does not break.
The mod is a Fabric client-side mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 and runs with the client alone. A server installation is required for the setup to work, and the environment is client-side only. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Files exist for 1.21 – 1.21.11, with 1.0.1 for 1.21.11 as the latest Fabric file.
Key features
Mob camera step in F5 cycle
An extra second-person step is added to the F5 camera cycle, so the view can switch to a nearby mob.
Nearby mob search
Second-person mode searches for mobs within a configurable radius and selects one active camera target.
Switching between mobs
The player can move the camera from one nearby mob to another without leaving the mode.
Mob's own head perspective
The view uses the selected mob's head direction and eye position, not a detached free camera.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want an unusual viewpoint for recordings or experiments, and who are willing to install the mod on the client and the server.
Questions
Does Second Person Camera need to be installed on the server?
Does the camera take control away from the player?
Which game versions does Second Person Camera support?
In the catalog
Second Person Camera is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Second Person Camera is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that adds a true second-person camera mode. Instead of switching control to another entity, the mod keeps full control on your own player while moving the camera to a nearby mob. You still walk, interact, and play as yourself — the camera only…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/secondpersoncamera
- Owner
- TheNephy
- Published
- 2026-04-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15